Written answers

Tuesday, 23 October 2012

Local Government ReformTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the terms of reference for the special forum of elected members of the four local authorities in Dublin to consider the options...

Foreshore LicencesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government with regards to the recent Foreshore Licence granted to Providence Resources to drill an exploratory well just six kms from the...

Local Authority HousingTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce guidelines for local authorities to facilitate a transparent housing waiting list system in which...

Traveller AccommodationTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his policy on traveller housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46178/12]

Local Authority HousingTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which the full requirement in terms of local authority housing needs are being met at present with particular...

Priory Hall DevelopmentTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the timeframe for the resolution process for Priory Hall, Dublin; and if he will make a...

Dormant Accounts FundTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he intends launching any new programmes under the dormant accounts funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Pyrite Remediation ProgrammeTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress that has been made on the remediation process for homeowners affected by Pyrite [46161/12]

Irish WaterTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the criteria used to select Bord Gáis was based on its capacity to deliver the roll out of metering by 2014, their...

Unfinished Housing DevelopmentsTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his proposals to rectify the situation facing residents whose homes are seriously defective, posing a major threat to health...

Local Authority HousingTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review the criteria covering the issuing of local authority mortgages and shared ownership schemes; and if he will...

Mortgage ArrearsTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to make the mortgage to rent scheme more accessible for persons struggling to keep their home. [46201/12]

Irish WaterTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made by Irish Water to date in progressing Government policy on water; and if he will make a statement on the...

Departmental ExpenditureTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding priorities for his Department Budget 2013; and if he will continue to oversee cuts to funding in respect of local...

Local Authority HousingTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current turnaround times for vacant local authority homes and the average number vacant at any given time over the past 12...

Crime PreventionTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to help combat racism and racist anti-social behaviour on local authority housing estates and complexes. [46199/12]

Urban Renewal SchemesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on his plans for the regeneration of an area (details supplied) in Dublin 8. [46197/12]

Unfinished Housing DevelopmentsTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing health and safety concerns voiced by numerous experts including the Health...

Traveller AccommodationTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to meet with leaders of the traveller community and local authorities to discuss the damaging effects of cuts to...

Rural DevelopmentTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to develop rural recreation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46179/12]

Electoral DivisionsTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the timeframe for the review of electoral boundaries and sets as outlined in the Putting People First document; and if he will...

Waste ManagementTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the role that local authorities will take in the regulation of the domestic waste collection industry. [46070/12]

Climate Change PolicyTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the contact that has been made with each Department in his preparation for the drafting of a Climate Change Bill; and the date...

RAPID ProgrammeTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for the development of the RAPID programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46177/12]

Local Authority StaffTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the savings that would be made if there was a salary cap of €100,000 on employees in local authorities. [46080/12]

Septic Tank InspectionsTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for the regulation of contractors providing services to the owners of domestic septic tanks; and if he will make a...

Property TaxationTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he intends to implement exemptions on property tax charges for those homeowners affected by Pyrite; and if he will make a...

Departmental ExpenditureTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he has taken to reduce energy costs in 2012. [46073/12]

Building RegulationsTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the remedies available to the growing numbers of homeowners whose properties are a fire hazard and are in breach of fire...

Water MetersTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a timeframe and costing for the installation of domestic water meters. [46071/12]

Housing Adaptation GrantsTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider a reduction in the contribution required from local authorities towards housing adaptation grants in view...

Departmental Staff RemunerationTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the savings that would be made if there was a cap of €100,000 on salaries in his Department. [46081/12]

Local Authority StaffTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way he intends the proposed voluntary redundancy scheme outlined in his proposals for local government reform to be applied...

Constitutional ConventionTo ask the Taoiseach if he will commit to adding the Right to a Home to the second phase of the Constitutional Convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46038/12]

Official TravelTo ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the foreign visits he has planned between now and the end of 2012. [45651/12]

Departmental ExpenditureTo ask the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form, in respect of 2011, to show separately the number of payments issued by his Department and each agency within the remit of his Department...

Departmental BodiesTo ask the Taoiseach if he will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9 March 2011;the date on which the body was created;...

Passport ApplicationsTo ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reasons a child (details supplied) in County Kildare has not received an Irish passport; and if he will make a statement on...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the...

Human Rights IssuesTo ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for his views regarding human rights abuses in occupied Palestine territories; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Passport ApplicationsTo ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will clarify the rationale behind the Passport Office ceasing to issue same day emergency or temporary one journey...

Driving LicencesTo ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the situation whereby a person holding an Australian licence with approved truck and bus...

Flood ReliefTo ask the Minister for Finance if he will establish a national insurance scheme to provide cover for those persons who are most in need following the repeated flooding in Clonakilty, County...

Cycle to Work SchemeTo ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that the bike to work scheme will be maintained in Budget 2013. [46227/12]

Bond RedemptionTo ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 175 of 9 October 2012, if this redemption was funded directly or indirectly, in whole or in part by increasing borrowing from...

Central Bank PropertyTo ask the Minister for Finance in view of the proposed move of the Central Bank of Ireland to the Docklands, his plans for the future of the current Central Bank building on Dame Street, Dublin...

Fiscal PolicyTo ask the Minister for Finance the fiscal multipliers used by his Department in determining their growth projections and deficit reduction targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Euro CoinsTo ask the Minister for Finance the composition of the metals used in the production of Euro coins here; where the metals are sourced.. [45735/12]

Tax CodeTo ask the Minister for Finance if he will respond to an issue raised with him in correspondence dated 1 August 2012 (details supplied). [45755/12]

Bank ChargesTo ask the Minister for Finance if the practice of banks charging customers for the banks solicitors costs where loans are being re-structured is correct; his plans to ensure that banks pay for...

Public Service ContractsTo ask the Minister for Finance if it is the case that all non-resident contractors entering into public service contracts to the value of €10,000 over a 12 month period or non-resident...

Bank ContractsTo ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the total number of contracts a company (details supplied) has now or in the past with State owned financial institutions of...

Fitness and Probity RegimeTo ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm whether as per the Central Bank of Ireland Guidance on Fitness and Probity Standards 2011 the Central Bank of Ireland assured itself that...

Bank ContractsTo ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the tendering process that took place which resulted in UBS being awarded the contract to advise on €3 billion of corporate loans for...

Banking Sector StaffTo ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the reasons a person (details supplied) from his Department was appointed to an initial six month secondment in Irish Bank Resolution...

National Asset Management AgencyTo ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm if the 12 firms (details supplied) that received emails from ex National Assets Management Agency employee Enda Farrell are precluded from...

Corporation TaxTo ask the Minister for Finance the number of companies registered to pay corporation tax here with one employee or less; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45788/12]

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the person was appointed; if the...

Mortgage ArrearsTo ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to limiting the granting of a financial licence to financial institutions selling mortgages and related property products that they...

Budget SubmissionsTo ask the Minister for Finance the number of political parties in opposition that asked his Department to cost their pre-budget proposals and or their policies in respect of Budget 2012; if he...

Tax CodeTo ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who declare themselves to be non-resident for tax purposes in Ireland on their tax forms; the amount of tax these persons are currently...

Strategic Investment BankTo ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the setting up of a national reconstruction bank that was originally included in the Programme for Government and was to contribute to the...

Mortgage ArrearsTo ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the €7.5 billion that was made available to the banks last year to deal with distressed mortgages; the reason it has not been passed...

Wealth AuditTo ask the Minister for Finance when the Central Bank of Ireland through the Central Statistics Office propose to begin working on compiling a wealth audit in 2013; the way the CSO will conduct...

Mortgage Interest RatesTo ask the Minister for Finance the reason the banks are allowed to continue to increase their variable mortgage rates at the same time as the European Central Bank reduces its own rates; if he...

Tax YieldTo ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue that was brought in under the domicile levy in 2011. [45935/12]

Bank ChargesTo ask the Minister for Finance the reason banks are allowed to continue to increase charges and interest rates whilst at the same time refusing to lend to viable businesses; if he will intervene...

Tax CodeTo ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding income tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45940/12]

Consultancy ContractsTo ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 232 of the 22 May 2012 acknowledging that Goldman Sachs has acted as a consultancy firm for his officials in the Department...

Official EngagementsTo ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 191 of 1 of May 2012, if to date he or his officials have met with the former MEP and Fine Gael member Pat Cox in his newly...

Banking OperationsTo ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 51 of 23 of May 2012, if he will confirm if any of the State owned financial institutions have developed support units for...

Banking Sector RegulationTo ask the Minister for Finance if he will in tabular form the payments by year approved by the Central Bank of Ireland, reductions on such approved payments made by the High Court and the sums...

Legal CasesTo ask the Minister for Finance if he will quantify the number of ongoing legal cases, if any, where the State or an agency of the State is the applicant and Pricewaterhouse Coopers is the...

National Asset Management AgencyTo ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No.147 of 9 October 2012, if he will reconsider his response in view of the various forecasts given by the National Asset...

Bank Debt RestructuringTo ask the Minister for Finance further to a report in a national newspaper that 99.5% state-owned Permanent TSB is considering entering into a loan management contract with a private-sector...

Banking Sector RegulationTo ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an explanation of what he means when he refers to pillar banks in the cases of Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland; if he regards 99.5%...

Bank Debt RestructuringTo ask the Minister for Finance in respect of Bank of Ireland in which he controls 15% of the ordinary shares and in addition holds preference shares valued at €1,473 million in December...

Universal Social ChargeTo ask the Minister for Finance the point at which a person starts paying the universal social charge in annual income terms; and the cost to the State of taking all those earning the minimum...

Tax YieldTo ask the Minister for Finance if he will calculate the return to the Exchequer of a 50% flat rate of tax on gambling profits, including lotteries and sweepstakes; and if he will make a...

Sovereign DebtTo ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out the fees that are typically obtained in a new issuance of €500 million of three month treasury bills by the National Treasury Management...

EU-IMF AgreementTo ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the remaining programme funding to be provided to the State by the International Monetary Fund pursuant to its €22.5 billion funding...

State DebtTo ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an assessment of the savings that the State could make if it were to substitute the remaining programme funding yet to be provided by the...

Banking Sector RegulationTo ask the Minister for Finance his view on the fact that as some or all of the recapitalised banks were trading while insolvent, and were therefore in breach of the statutory obligations under...

Banks RecapitalisationTo ask the Minister for Finance in the context of the principle of equality before the law as a corner-stone of the constitution, if he will explain the way it is compatible with that...

Central Bank of IrelandTo ask the Minister for Finance with regard to the Central Bank of Ireland, the persons who owns and are shareholders in same; if it is State owned, privately owned or a combination of both; the...

Banking Sector RegulationTo ask the Minister for Finance in relation to default insurance on banking loans, if this is normal practise; if there is a legal regulation or any rule of enforcement stating that a bank must...

Fiscal PolicyTo ask the Minister for Finance if he will calculate the return to the Exchequer of a 1 cent levy on all SMS messages sent nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46264/12]

Tax CodeTo ask the Minister for Finance when he intends to commence Section 31A of the Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999, inserted by Finance (No. 2) Act 2008 section 82 which was intended as an...

Sovereign DebtTo ask the Minister for Finance the schedule of interest payments and repayments of bonds in relation to sovereign debt in 2013; and if he will provide a breakdown by amount and to whom the...

Tax CodeTo ask the Minister for Finance the percentage of persons in work who are earning €100,000 or more; the number of persons this equates to in real terms; the percentage of the total income...

Tax CollectionTo ask the Minister for Finance the amount of depreciation related tax allowances claimed by the corporate sector for the five most recent years for which these figures are available; and if he...

Mortgage ArrearsTo ask the Minister for Finance the forbearance options offered by each of the covered banks in respect of customers in difficulty with their mortgage repayments; if the Central Bank of Ireland...

Tax CodeTo ask the Minister for Finance with reference to paragraph ten on page seven of the Revenue's CGT1 Guide to Capital Gains Tax, if he will clarify what determines the rate of CGT to be charged in...

Excise DutiesTo ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the UK has introduced an escalator on the excise duties that applies to alcohol and tobacco excess duties equal to...

Mortgage Interest ReliefTo ask the Minister for Finance the savings that would accrue in 2013 if mortgage interest relief was capped up to an earnings limit of either €80,000 or €100,000 respectively; and...

Tax YieldTo ask the Minister for Finance what would the expected full year yield in 2013 be from a 10 cent, 20 cent, 25 cent and 30 cent increase including VAT respectively on excise on tobacco; what...

Mortgage Interest RatesTo ask the Minister for Finance his plans to ensure that there will be no further increase in interest rates for variable mortgage holders within AIB bank; and if he will make a statement on the...

Tax ReliefsTo ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in a tabular form the value earned to the Exchequer of each of the tax relief schemes currently in place; and if he will make a statement on the...

Tax CreditsTo ask the Minister for Finance if the tax allowances of persons (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be reconciled; if money due will be refunded as soon as possible. [46534/12]

Departmental BodiesTo ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9 March 2011;the date on which the body...

Single European ActTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a contractor (details supplied) working in County Kilkenny who is formerly of another jurisdiction, appears to have no Republic of Ireland...

Employment RightsTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills if clause 2.9 in his Department's guidance notes regarding cooperation with trade union officials will be strengthened and enforced to increase...

Higher Education GrantsTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a third level student (details supplied) in County Mayo may expect their application for a higher education grant to be processed. [45633/12]

School TransportTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions, if any, he will make to accommodate students on a national school bus route (details supplied) in County Mayo [45683/12]

School StaffingTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of retired teachers working in primary schools broken down on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45701/12]

School TransportTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a representation (details supplied) submitted to his office dated 13 September 2012 [45709/12]

Higher Education GrantsTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will detail in tabular form, the number of grant applications that have been received, processed and decided by the Student Universal Support...

Special Educational NeedsTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a child (details supplied) in County Carlow with special needs both physically and educationally will be entitled to school transport to another...

Higher Education GrantsTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding available to students for part-time courses or if there are any plans to introduce funding for part-time courses; and if he will make a...

School PatronageTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the fact that there are currently 500 children in County Galway attending Educate Together primary schools and these numbers are set to...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the person was appointed;...

Educational DisadvantageTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a science equipment grant available for a DEIS school (details supplied) who had three laboratories upgraded three years ago but was not...

Special Educational NeedsTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a final decision will be made regarding a special needs assistant position for a pupil (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make...

Departmental ProgrammesTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills the projected savings from the closure of the adult refugee programme run by vocational education committees throughout the country [45859/12]

School StaffingTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the hardships caused to post-primary schools where selection and approval of assistant principal appointments made...

Higher Education GrantsTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will be awarded the non-adjacent rate of the higher education grant, as their home is 47 kilometres...

School TransportTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the impact of the changes to the post primary school transport scheme on a school (details supplied) in County...

Site AcquisitionsTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills the budget available to his Department in 2011 and 2012 for the purchase of school sites; the number of sites acquired in the period to date; the...

Schools Building ProjectsTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a contractor for a school project (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45904/12]

Higher Education GrantsTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a Student Universal Support Ireland grant will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the...

Teacher Fee Refund SchemeTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the teacher refund scheme 2011; when a date will be set for refunds of this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...

Student Grant Scheme EligibilityTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties caused by changes made to adjacent and non-adjacent rates of third level grants for some students...

Bullying in SchoolsTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills the work carried out to date of the working group on bullying; if he will report on its findings and actions to date; if he will update Dáil...

School TransportTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare has not been facilitated with school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Site AcquisitionsTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on deliberations on the site selection for a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath; when the preferred site will...

Special Educational NeedsTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the development of special needs education as it relates to provision at preschool, primary and post primary levels; if he is satisfied...

Third Level FeesTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills if someone recently confirmed with Irish citizenship has to pay full international fees for their child who is in college or if European fees apply;...

Adult EducationTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a secondary school (details supplied) in County Mayo will qualify for funding towards the provision of night classes in adult literacy and...

Fee Paying SchoolsTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent by the State to fee paying schools in each of the last five years; the number of schools involved and detail them; his views on...

Student Support SchemesTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any State or European funded grants that are specifically targeted at women who study engineering at third level here; and if he will...

School AccommodationTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 40 of 20 September 2012, the number of schools listed that have rented prefabs or purchased prefabs or both,...

Special Educational NeedsTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason payment for home tuition funds in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Mayo are paid at the end of each month rather than in...

Services for People with DisabilitiesTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to training in Middletown centre for Autisum Spectrum Disorder, if he will provide a breakdown of the number of people participating in...

Teacher TrainingTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether short courses in a specialised discipline such as behaviour analysis, that are provided for continuous professional development...

Special Educational NeedsTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount spent on the General Allocation Model at primary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46110/12]

Higher Education GrantsTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students in total that have applied for a third level maintenance grant under Student Universal Support Ireland since it became...

Schools Building ProjectsTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the abandonment of a project (details supplied) in County Kilkenny by a builder if he will immediately organise for the recommencement of...

Education and Training BoardsTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria used to decide the categorisation of the proposed Mayo/Sligo/Leitrim Education and Training Broad as a Category 2 Education and Training...

Postgraduate Loan SchemeTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students that availed of the new Bank of Ireland postgraduate loan scheme for the academic year 2012/13. [46235/12]

Teacher TrainingTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will publish a detailed implementation plan for the training of teachers from now until the beginning of the first phase of the new Junior...

Departmental FundingTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the cost and savings associated with the new Junior Certificate cycle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46278/12]

State ExaminationsTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills if some element of external examiners will still be used in the new Junior Certificate cycle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46279/12]

School StaffingTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the increase in workload for teachers with the new Junior Certificate cycle will mean new job opportunities for unemployed teachers; and if he will...

School CurriculumTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills the impact the new Junior Certificate cycle will have on the take up of history at Junior Certificate level; and if he will make a statement on the...

Vocational Education CommitteesTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the filling of the position of education officer with Wicklow Vocational Education Committee. [46338/12]

School StaffingTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who was appointed to a position, turning down other opportunities in the...

Psychological ServiceTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the number of educational psychologists currently available to primary and post primary schools under the National...

School AccommodationTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he expects to have approval granted to commence the construction of permanent buildings to replace the existing prefabricated units in a school...

School StaffingTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence regarding teaching posts (details supplied). [46516/12]

Higher Education GrantsTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on a Student Universal Support Ireland grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if...

Third Level Grant AppealsTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 will receive a decision on their appeal for a student grant; and if he will make a statement on the...

Departmental AgenciesTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9 March 2011;the date on...

Public ProcurementTo ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the French model of public procurement where a tender can be spilt up into smaller modules to make it easier for small and...

Public Sector PayTo ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the quantum of total salary payments to judges in each court in 2011; the annual savings achieved in each court following the 29th Amendment...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the person was...

Offshore ExplorationTo ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to a Parliamentary Question No. 493 of 18 September 2012 and Parliamentary Question No. 79 on 26 September 2012, the reason the...

Parliamentary Party AllowancesTo ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount paid to each qualifying party leader in respect of Deputies, and not Senators, belonging to his or her party and to each...

Primary Care CentresTo ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he intends that the 20 Primary Care Centres announced in the Stimulus Package on 17 July last would be tendered as two bundles of ten...

Flood Prevention MeasuresTo ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in respect of homes that have been and are at risk of flooding from the Cullavaw River in Rathmore, County Kerry, if he will make the...

Flood Risk AssessmentsTo ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the north-west Neagh-Bann catchment flood risk assessment and management study; the date on which the study commenced;...

State AgenciesTo ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9 March 2011;the...

Company RegistrationTo ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the compliance that surrounds companies who are not resident in the Republic of Ireland, for example if a Northern Ireland company trading...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the person was...

State AgenciesTo ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide figures regarding funding for the National Consumer Agency in 2012; if he will outline the biggest single cost to the...

Job InitiativesTo ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the grants available to qualified instructors in County Cork to provide training for unemployed persons to return to work; and if he will...

Industrial DevelopmentTo ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide statistics on the number of site visits for potential investors arranged by the Industrial Development Agency on a...

Enterprise Ireland InvestmentsTo ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide statistics on the levels of investment by Enterprise Ireland in companies on a county basis from 2002 to 2012. [46488/12]

State AgenciesTo ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9 March 2011;the...

Budget 2013To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding financial cuts in respect of retired persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45952/12]

Child Care ServicesTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the contact she has had with lone parents groups regarding the inter-departmental subgroup on school-age care; and if she will make a statement on the...

Sick Pay ArrangementsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on putting additional costs on employers by way of making them pay for statutory sick pay in view of the damage that this could cause to...

Civil RegistrationTo ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to amend the Civil Registration Act 2004 to allow registration of death in Ireland of Irish citizens who have died abroad; and if she will make...

Jobseeker's Allowance AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection when jobseeker's allowance will be granted in respect of a a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Carer's Allowance AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an appeal against the disallowance by a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin...

Carer's Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the reasons for the delays in processing applications for carer's allowance; the measures that are being implemented to reduce the time taken to process...

Social Welfare CodeTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will list what she considers to be core social welfare payments; if she will detail in tabular form the current rates for these core payments; and...

Carer's Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a...

Employment Support ServicesTo ask the Minister for Social Protection when she expect the new INTREO service to open in Finglas, Dublin; the areas in Dublin and Meath it will serve; and if she will make a statement on the...

Carer's Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a...

Social Welfare AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 257 of 2 October 2012, if in the circumstances, arrangements will be made to hold an oral hearing in the case of a...

Carer's Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Carer's Allowance AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection when an assessment will be carried out on a carer’s allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will...

Illness Benefit AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the decision to refuse illness benefit on appeal in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...

Back to Education Allowance AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reconsider a back to education allowance application in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under her ambit since the Government took office; when the person was appointed; if...

Mortgage Interest Supplement EligibilityTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline the rules and regulations associated with the mortgage interest supplement and in particular the way the reasonable housing costs...

Social Welfare CodeTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the way she plans to address the anomaly whereby self-employed persons who find themselves unemployed, having paid large sums in taxes and paid into...

Carer's Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo and if she will expedite the matter;...

Rent Supplement Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for rent supplement in respect of person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on...

Social Welfare AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan; and when a decision will issue; and if she will make a...

Budget 2013To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will abstain from enforcing further cuts on senior citizens in Budget 2013; if she will protect the free travel pass as many senior citizens use...

Back to Education Allowance AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) was to move home to live with their parents, if their back to education allowance which currently involves a zero payment...

Social Welfare PaymentsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for children's allowance and guardian allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will expedite a...

Jobseeker's Allowance AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a jobseeker's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [45929/12]

Community Employment SchemesTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will update Dáil Éireann on her reforms of community employment schemes; if she envisages any criteria changes that would facilitate...

Carer's Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection when carer's allowance will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46025/12]

Supplementary Welfare Allowance AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal for supplementary welfare allowance will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a...

Disability Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if an application for disability allowance will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement...

Carer's Allowance Application NumbersTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of carer's allowance applications processed by her Department per month over the past six months; the number of applications received, granted...

Community Employment SchemesTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a community employment scheme status has been reduced in respect of a (details attached) in Dublin 1; and if she will make a statement on the...

Student Support SchemesTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the funding social welfare recipients may access towards courses that are not provided to them for free but that will lead them to be better skilled and...

Invalidity Pension AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection when a review of an application for invalidity pension will be completed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will...

Carer's Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a...

Jobseeker's Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 is receiving a reduced rate of jobseeker's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Carer's Allowance EligibilityTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is satisfied with the system in operation that notifies long term recipients of carer's allowance that they are no longer eligible for the payment...

Exceptional Needs PaymentTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment will be granted in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...

Pension ProvisionsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct amount of contributory State pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...

Carer's Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in awarding carer's allowance to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [46260/12]

Jobseeker's Benefit ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person who has left their employment to seek alternative employment and have enough contributions, are entitled to claim jobseeker's benefit. [46276/12]

Domiciliary Care Allowance AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [46291/12]

Carer's Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for carer's allowance will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement...

Child Care ServicesTo ask the Minister for Social Protection in relation to her acknowledgement that parents should not lose the one parent family payment when their youngest child reaches the age of seven unless a...

Disability Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection when disability payment will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46364/12]

National Internship SchemeTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if a solution can be found under the jobbridge scheme to the dilemma faced by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a...

Sick Pay ArrangementsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on transferring the cost of statutory sick pay payments from her Department to employers in view of the fat that it will increase costs on...

Carer's Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the average length of time it takes to process an application for carer's allowance; and in the event of refusal the average length of time to process an...

Rent Supplement Scheme PaymentsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 367 and 368 of the 16 of October 2012, if she has examined the considerable hardship now caused to single...

Social Welfare BenefitsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason incapacity supplement is not a qualifying payment for partial capacity benefit; and if there are plans to extend the partial capacity benefit...

Child Benefit PaymentsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures she has taken to date and future proposals to address the issue of child benefit being paid in respect of children living outside the State;...

Expenditure ReviewsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 100 of 16 October 2012, confirming a higher expected out-turn for 2010 of €20.7 to €20.8 billion, if...

Jobseeker's Benefit AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a jobseeker's benefit appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement...

Domiciliary Care AllowanceTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress that has been made by her Department with the review of the domiciliary care allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement on the...

State AgenciesTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9 March 2011;the date on which...

Wildlife ProtectionTo ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the restrictions if any, that are in place which might prevent the sale of nooski traps and rodent control products (details supplied)...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the person was...

Arts FundingTo ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if funding will be available for bursaries to the Arts Council of Ireland in January 2013; if these bursaries will include opera bursary;...

Office of the OmbudsmanTo ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reasons that complaints against the Arts Council of Ireland cannot be brought before the Ombudsman in the interest of transparency; if...

State BodiesTo ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9 March 2011;the...

Inland FisheriesTo ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the funding that was allocated to Inland Fisheries Ireland since 2010, on a national and regional basis. [45718/12]

Broadband ServicesTo ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the importance of having in place high quality broadband at Carraroe, County Sligo where there is a high level of...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the...

Mobile TelephonyTo ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the auction and bidding for 4G spectrum will take place; the timeframe for that process and the persons likely to be in...

Broadband ServicesTo ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on a matter (details supplied) regrading broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46036/12]

Television Licence FeeTo ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount owed in respect of television licences (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46047/12]

Strategy for Renewable EnergyTo ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in view of the launch of a €10 million ocean energy competition by the Scottish Government for the development of...

Foreshore LicencesTo ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has granted a foreshore licence to a company (details supplied) to investigate and drill an exploration well off the...

Hydraulic FracturingTo ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the progress being made on the second study undertaken by his Department in conjunction with...

Departmental AgenciesTo ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9...

EU DirectivesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to apply a further extension to the deadline for slurry spreading in view of the fact that there has been no break in...

Motor TaxationTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of revenue collected through road tax in the following years, 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the...

Urban Renewal SchemesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the estimated cost of the construction of a road from Woodhazel Terrace to Ballymun via Coultry Road, Dublin 9; and the...

Local Government ReformTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether the Putting People First document is primarily aspirational in a number of sections; if he will specify...

Rural Development ProgrammeTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide information on an application for funding in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in County...

Hazardous Waste SitesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update with regard to the detailed site investigation underway at a location (details supplied); when he...

Local Authority StaffTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there are any vacancies at present in heritage and culture centres in the south-west region; and if he will make a statement...

Unfinished Housing DevelopmentsTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of unfinished housing estates in County Carlow; the progress made to date in all categories; the amount of...

Household ChargeTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of waivers granted so far for the household charge. [45722/12]

Private Residential Tenancies BoardTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the Private Residential Tenancy Board has received complaints of anti-social behaviour in an area (details supplied)...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the...

Mortgage to Rent SchemeTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps being taken to include more mortgage lenders, in particular sub-prime lenders, in the mortgage to rent scheme; and if...

Voting RightsTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to allow persons aged 16 and 17 years to vote in the years ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Household ChargeTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to allow those on a low income to pay the household charge in smaller instalments by convenient methods, like by...

Security of the ElderlyTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding being provided this year for the senior alerts scheme 2012; the amount of funding provided for the same...

Planning IssuesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the information that has been gathered by his Department in relation to the use by local authorities of Section 140 of the...

Environmental SchemesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on plans for dredging works at Rathbarry river, West Cork; if he will provide a timeline for the...

Anti-Social BehaviourTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of complaints received by local authorities in 2010 and 2011 as a result of anti-social behaviour; the number of...

Local Government ReformTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the independently chaired Reorganisation Implementation Group will be established to produce an implementation plan for...

Property TaxationTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has considered the Thornhill Report; when he expects it to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Commercial RatesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline any proposals currently being developed by him to ensure that the commercial rates of a business reflect the...

Irish WaterTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the stated intentions of Bord Gáis, as set out in an interview (details supplied), to recruit their own staff...

Water and Sewerage SchemesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the proposed sewerage schemes in respect of the Glenties and Dungloe areas of County Donegal. [46265/12]

Local Authority ServicesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that under a directive from his Department that both the public and disabled toilets in Tramore, County...

Planning IssuesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding persons who wish to register their objection to An Bord Pleanála in relation to the erection of...

Social and Affordable Housing ProvisionTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there are plans to include the National Assets Management Agency properties for social housing in County Kildare in order to...

Local Authority ChargesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount owed to each county council in development levies; if he will provide a breakdown by council; and if he will provide...

Local Authority ManagementTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the arrangements in place for members of the public to inspect managers' orders made under the Local Government Act 2001; his...

Noise PollutionTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which the Noise Nuisance Bill will be introduced. [46393/12]

Shared Ownership SchemeTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to allow those on shared ownership loans to switch to annuity or other similar loans; and if he will make a statement...

Social and Affordable Housing ProvisionTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of shared ownership loans in 2010 and 2011; the number of these loans where a subsidy is paid on the rental portion;...

Departmental BodiesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will authorise the recruitment of a new Chief Executive Officer to the Western Development Commission as a matter of...

Waste ManagementTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the interdepartmental working group established following the publication of the national waste policy A Resource...

Rural Development ProgrammeTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there are any grant schemes within his Department or the EU of which he is aware that could support the refurbishment and...

Social and Affordable Housing ProvisionTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which he continues to receive information from the various local authorities in respect of arrears of shared...

Fire ServiceTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which he expects to be in position to maintain the Fire Service, part time and full time, throughout the country...

Housing Adaptation GrantsTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to ensure that adequate funds are available to the local authorities to meet requirements arising from disabled...

Local Authority HousingTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of persons currently on local authority housing lists throughout the country; the average length of waiting...

Water and Sewerage SchemesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent, if any, to which he will be in a position to support the funding of local group water or sewerage schemes by the...

Local Authority HousingTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent, if any, to which he has examined the possibility of enhancing the local loans fund as a means of facilitating those...

Community DevelopmentTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which his Department continues to engage with locally based community groups with a view to addressing and...

Local Authority ChargesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which it is intended that local household or other service charges will go directly towards the provision of...

Pyrite Panel ReportTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which progress is being made to address the ongoing issue of pyrite; if the full extent of the problem is being...

Water ServicesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made to date in the creation of water management facilities throughout the country with particular reference to...

Departmental BodiesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9...

Prison Medical ServiceTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the review of care of the case of a person (details supplied) in Wheatfield Prison, Dublin, will be completed in November; and if a copy of this...

Proposed LegislationTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to amend legislation in relation to squatters' rights (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45950/12]

Residential Property SalesTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions No.183 and 184 of 9 October 2012, if there has been a sale of a property known as Walford at 24 Shrewsbury Road,...

Private Security AuthorityTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a way to reduce the new financial burden being placed by Government Departments on people like electricians who are also involved in...

Upward Only Rent ReviewsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider the holding of a referendum to amend the Constitution to address any impediments that might exist in relation to upward only rent...

Medicinal ProductsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider the introduction of measures where banks, financial institutions, and or credit card providers will provide details of...

Structured Court SettlementsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to bring forward any proposals that will lead to changes in the implementation of the scheme that will take into consideration the...

Residency PermitsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position in relation to residency status in the case of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the person was appointed;...

Garda DeploymentTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí personnel currently assigned to a Garda Station (details supplied) in County Kildare; the number of hours that this station...

Residency PermitsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position in relation to residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a...

Garda TransportTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will instruct the Garda Commissioner to furnish Dáil Éireann with a list of Garda vehicles that have been withdrawn from service....

Naturalisation ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position in relation to naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a...

Visa ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a visa application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow. [45876/12]

Refugee Legal ServicesTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of judicial review proceedings, in which the Refugee Appeals Tribunal was a respondent, in 2010, 2011 and the first six months of 2012 that...

Garda StationsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a Garda station (details supplied) in County Offaly will be refurbished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45896/12]

Garda Vetting of PersonnelTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding Garda vetting in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45942/12]

EU-IMF AgreementTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm the requirements to reform competition and practice in the legal sector set out in the Memorandum of Understanding with the...

Legal Services RegulationTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the metrics by which he proposes to judge if reforms to practice and competition in the legal sector are successful. [45983/12]

State PropertyTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions No.183 and 184 of 9 October 2012, if he will provide in tabular form the number of residential properties in the...

Courts ServiceTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to the 29th Amendment to the Constitution, if he will set out in tabular form showing each of the courts in the judicial hierarchy, the number...

Spent ConvictionsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there are procedures in place whereby a person who has a criminal conviction from a court can have their records expunged or cleared; the...

Asylum ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and or expected position in relation to residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a...

Garda Vetting of PersonnelTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will list individually the actual numbers of vetting applications submitted by each sport for the years 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and if...

Coroners ServiceTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 445 of 9 October 2012 if he will confirm if further specialist tests were required in respect of a post mortem...

Visa ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made on a visa application for a person (details supplied). [46058/12]

Asylum ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and or expected position with regards to residency status in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will...

Immigration PolicyTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 entitles them to remain in the State for educational purposes; and if...

Asylum ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and or expected position in relation to residency or naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he...

Garda OperationsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of emergency calls received in the Garda Control Centre for the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; the number of calls in each of these...

Garda EquipmentTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of increasing the number of dogs in the Garda Dog Unit from 24 to 29; the cost of increasing the number of horses in the Garda Mounted Unit...

Animal Welfare IssuesTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality while the banned Ward Union Stag Hunt are continuing to meet twice weekly for the past two seasons and have been noted to have stags and hounds in...

Emergency Services PersonnelTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will amend Section 19 of the Public Order Act 1994 to include Airport Police and Fire Service in the definition of emergency personnel in the...

Residency PermitsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps needed to be taken in the renewal of an expired Garda National Immigration Bureau card as the previous card has been misplaced and thus...

Bullying of ChildrenTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the increase in cyber-bullying, if there are regulations to prevent websites such as a website called ASK-FM from entering society; and if...

Penalty Points SystemTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of drivers that were issued with penalty point notices in 2011 and to date in 2012; the number that paid their penalty points notice fines...

Community PolicingTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to roll out the pilot scheme for rural policing which is currently been used in the Granard district, County Longford and which has seen a...

Garda Vetting of PersonnelTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) who has had difficulties attaining employment because the Garda vetting process continues...

Deportation OrdersTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No 560 of 19 July 2012, and regarding his reply that the requested information is not to hand, if he will consider...

Alcohol SalesTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his proposals in relation to future arrangements for the display and sale of alcohol products in mixed trading outlets; and if he will make a...

Tribunals of InquiryTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has concerns about delays with the Smithwick Tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45687/12]

Judicial AppointmentsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to change the way in which judges are appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41509/12]

Proposed LegislationTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce new privacy legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41263/12]

Asylum Support ServicesTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on a report published by the Irish Refugee Council on 18 September 2012 which catalogues more than ten years of enforced child poverty,...

Departmental AgenciesTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9 March 2011;the date on...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the person was appointed; if the...

Departmental AgenciesTo ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9 March 2011;the date on which the body...

Farm SizeTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of all farms in the State according to size; that is below 10 ha; between 10ha and 20 ha; 20 and 30 ha and...

Departmental CorrespondenceTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to a case (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the reasons the Solicitor in his Department has failed...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme PaymentsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be paid their 2012 disadvantaged area based payment; and if he will make a...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be paid their 2012 disadvantaged area based payment; and if he will make a...

Single Payment Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for refusal of entitlements under the national reserve in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason payment of disadvantaged area payment has not issued to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; when it will issue; and...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the person was...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide information in relation to the current backlog in the disadvantaged area scheme; his plans to deal with same; and if he...

Single Payment Scheme PaymentsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has conducted a study of the likely impact of the proposed reform of the single farm payment; and if he will make the study...

Single Payment Scheme AppealsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will be made to persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45902/12]

Single Payment Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will be granted to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45903/12]

Noxious WeedsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures in place to ensure compliance in the more rural parts of south Dublin with the Noxious Weed Act 1936 in view of the fact that...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme AppealsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their disadvantaged area aid appeal; and if he will make a...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their disadvantaged area aid payment; and if he will make a statement on the...

Disadvantaged Areas SchemeTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will permit farmers to sell their stock before the minimum retention period for the disadvantaged area scheme in view of the...

Single Payment Scheme AppealsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application for single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will...

Single Payment Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason an overpayment was assessed against a farmer (details supplied) in County Galway; the overpayment that was assessed; the...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway who was granted a derogation under the disadvantaged areas scheme as per...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will be paid their 2012 disadvantaged area based payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme PaymentsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will be paid their 2012 disadvantaged area based payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme EligibilityTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine where horses are counted as part of the livestock for sticking density purposes under the 2012 disadvantaged area scheme, if it is a...

Single Payment Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason why a person (details supplied) has not received their disadvantaged area payment; and if he will make a statement on the...

Forestry SectorTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the issuing of a felling licence in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a...

Forestry GrantsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 183 of 3 October 2012, when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a decision on...

Live ExportsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he expects that the live exports of cattle to Libya will commence; the steps that he has taken to facilitate this; and if he will...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme EligibilityTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that queries in relation to the disadvantaged area payment and single payments schemes are only raised with farmers after the...

Teagasc Rationalisation ProgrammeTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of any plans that affect the operation of the Teagasc Office in Swinford, County Mayo; and if he will make a...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when all outstanding farm payments will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a...

Single Payment Scheme EligibilityTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support a limit of €100,000 on the amount that any person or company could receive in one year under the single farm...

Aquaculture LicencesTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views regarding an application for an aquacultural licence for Bantry Bay, County Cork; if he will agree with the concerns of locals...

Departmental BodiesTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9 March 2011;the...

Early Childhood EducationTo ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason a City and Guilds qualifications in Child Care is not recognised in Ireland as a suitable qualification to work with children when it...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under her ambit since the Government took office; when the person was...

Inter-Country AdoptionsTo ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding inter country adoption (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46012/12]

Gaisce AwardsTo ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 494 of 20 October 2012, if she will consider developing a mechanism which would allow youth groups from...

Child Detention CentresTo ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position as of this month on the number of high support and or special care secure accommodation unit residential places in total here; if...

Child Care ServicesTo ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of State funded and or run residential children's' homes in the Dublin Region which closed, and or which ceased to operate, and or...

Children in CareTo ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the current number of children in detention in the UK, Nebraska and any other locations outside the State, in specialised units as a result of...

Inter-Country AdoptionsTo ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding inter-country adoptions with Ethiopia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46494/12]

Public Sector AllowancesTo ask the Minister for Health his plans regarding allowances; if he intends to cut allowances to existing paramedics and for future paramedics; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

National Lottery FundingTo ask the Minister for Health when an application for funding will be finalised in respect of a group (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45923/12]

Mobility Allowance AppealsTo ask the Minister for Health if and when an appeal for mobility allowance will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Hospital ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45699/12]

Health Service ExpenditureTo ask the Minister for Health the full drugs bill for the Health Service Executive for 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; if he will provide a breakdown of same by scheme, by patent status and...

Medicinal ProductsTo ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the full details of the deal negotiated with the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association as announced on 15 October 2012; if he will provide...

Departmental FundingTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding cuts in respect of organisations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45730/12]

Primary Care CentresTo ask the Minister for Health if he took the decision to move the proposed primary care centre in Rowlagh, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, from the stated funded list to the public private partnership...

Hospital ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health if and when a hip replacement operation will be scheduled in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the...

Tobacco-Related DiseasesTo ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the Health Service Executive have conducted any studies on the comparative negative health impact of smoking counterfeit cigarettes bought on...

Tobacco ProductsTo ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 245 of 12 July 2012, if the successful introduction of plain or standardised packaging for tobacco products in Australia has...

Medical Aids and AppliancesTo ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6 will receive funding for the specialist equipment they require; the reason for the delay in responding to these funding...

Hospital StaffTo ask the Minister for Health if he will resolve the situation where nurses working within our health service who wish to transfer by means of doing a swap with a person of the same grade of...

Home Care PackagesTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a home care package in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the...

Mental Health ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide a proper mental health facility in the future to cater for the mental health needs of people living in the Iveargh Peninsula (details supplied)...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the person was appointed; if the position...

Home Care PackagesTo ask the Minister for Health if home help hours will be increased in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45842/12]

Medical Cards EligibilityTo ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card was taken from a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45844/12]

Medical Card ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Health ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the continued future of a health centre (details supplied) in Dublin 6 and if it envisaged that it will reopen on Thursdays; and if he will make...

Services for People with DisabilitiesTo ask the Minister for Health when funding to ensure that residential services for persons with disabilities are independently inspected by the Health Information and Quality Authority will be...

Hospital Consultants' RemunerationTo ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the accountability and oversight mechanism for the full implementation of consultants contracts, in relation to the public private mix of their...

Proposed LegislationTo ask the Minister for Health if there is any proposed legislation to deal with the administering by dentists of anaesthetic to vulnerable adults and their ability to consent to treatment. [45890/12]

Hospital ChargesTo ask the Minister for Health if it is the practice of hospitals and health insurance to charge for the use of a virtual bed or chair; and if so, if he will explain how this is defined and the...

Drugs Payment SchemeTo ask the Minister for Health if epilepsy and epilepsy medication will be exempt from the Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods Bill, taking into account the fact that a change to a generic...

Epilepsy IncidenceTo ask the Minister for Health the number of epilepsy sufferers here, by county, age and gender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45914/12]

Nursing Homes Support SchemeTo ask the Minister for Health when the review of the fair deal scheme will be brought before the Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45920/12]

Voluntary Sector FundingTo ask the Minister for Health the total funding from his Department to a charity (details supplied) in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012; if he plans to further reduce the funding to this charity in...

Hospital Waiting ListsTo ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a hospital appointment [45927/12]

Medical Card AppealsTo ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a medical card appeal application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45943/12]

Mental Health ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health the current position in relation to the ring fencing of €35 million for mental health in his Department in December 2011; and if he will make a statement on...

Primary Care CentresTo ask the Minister for Health if he or his representatives have had contact with the National Asset Management Agency in respect of a property at 66, 68,70 Dublin Street, Balbriggan, County...

EU-IMF AgreementTo ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the requirements to reform competition and practice in the health sector set out in the Memorandum of Understanding with the programme Troika;...

Health ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health the reason a community centre (details supplied) in Dublin 6 has decided to close on Thursdays; the alternative that has been provided for users suffering from...

Medical Card ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46004/12]

Thalidomide Victim CompensationTo ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the issues contained in correspondence (details attached) concerning survivors of Thalidomide; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Medical Research RegulationTo ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the issues contained in correspondence (details attached); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46010/12]

Primary Care ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health if any services have been removed from existing primary care centres; if so, if he will outline which services have been withdrawn; and if he will make a statement...

Services for People with DisabilitiesTo ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to a query (details supplied) regarding special needs cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46017/12]

Suicide IncidenceTo ask the Minister for Health the numbers of persons who committed suicide in each of the past 10 years who were within the month prior to their death in psychiatric units or hospitals and were...

Speech and Language TherapyTo ask the Minister for Health if he will give details of the waiting period, for the last four years, for children seeking speech therapy services in the Lucan area; and if he will make a...

Hospital ChargesTo ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to debt collection practices employed at Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24; if patients may expect to receive a letter from Intrum...

Medical Card ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card was refused in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo [46113/12]

Drug Treatment ProgrammesTo ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that no cuts will take place at a centre (details supplied) in Dublin 15 [46137/12]

Medical Card ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be reached on a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the...

Health Service StaffTo ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene in a case concerning a former Health Service Executive employee (details supplied) in County Mayo who is disputing a pension issue; if he will...

Food Safety StandardsTo ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that Safefood will be afforded the opportunity to fully participate, along with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland and the Health Service...

Accident and Emergency ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by the Health Service Executive on purchasing replacement or additional equipment for their ambulances services in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; the...

Health ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health his plans for the future use of a unit (details supplied) in Dublin 8 [46213/12]

Community CareTo ask the Minister for Health the reason the €12.4 million community nursing unit in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 8 has not been opened [46215/12]

Hospital ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the cuts to staff and services in County Louth and County Meath hospitals as a result of the cuts to agency and overtime announced him...

Home Help ServiceTo ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of the number of home help hours being supplied to persons from County Louth in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and the number...

Animal Welfare IssuesTo ask the Minister for Health the date on each of the current Certificate Gs, which permit severe and prolonged pain in animal experiments, setting the end of the period in which each...

Mobility Allowance AppealsTo ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has had their appeal turned down for mobility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46238/12]

Hospital Waiting ListsTo ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive treatment at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46239/12]

Primary Care StrategyTo ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the number of primary care centres which are planned for County Cork; the current status and the expected completion date of each...

Primary Care ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the number of primary care centres which have been opened in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46244/12]

Primary Care CentresTo ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the Health Service Executive has carried out an analysis of the effectiveness of primary centres which have been developed across the country;...

Primary Care StrategyTo ask the Minister for Health the reason he changed the list of primary care centres which the Health Service Executive had planned to provide in its draft capital plan and specifically the...

Hospital StaffTo ask the Minister for Health the birth rate for County Kerry for each year since 2000 up to the end of 2011; the number born in Kerry General Hospital; the numbers born in hospitals outside the...

Hospital Waiting ListsTo ask the Minister for Health the current waiting list for ear, nose and throat services at Kerry General Hospital, for adults and children; his plans to address this list; and if he will make...

Medical Aids and AppliancesTo ask the Minister for Health the funding options open to a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow for batteries and a remote control for their hearing implant. [46271/12]

Speech and Language TherapyTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for speech therapy in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow including whether and when one to one speech...

Tobacco Control MeasuresTo ask the Minister for Health the number of retailers registered with the National Tobacco Control Office to sell tobacco products as they are obliged to do under the Public Health (Tobacco)...

Health ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health the extent to which his Department and the Health Service Executive prioritises RAPID areas for the provision of services such as dental, optical, physiotherapy...

Health Service AllowancesTo ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the funded individual social programme allowance has been suspended as of 1 November 2012; the number of persons currently in receipt of...

Medical Card ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46300/12]

Departmental BodiesTo ask the Minister for Health the amount the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board has cost since its inception; and if he will provide a breakdown of the costs [46318/12]

Medical Card ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46323/12]

Health Service Executive ExpenditureTo ask the Minister for Health , the amount spent by the Health Service Executive for each of the past three years in making submissions to local and county development plans; the cost of making...

Medical Card ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46332/12]

Organ RemovalTo ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to allegations of organs being removed from dead patients without permission [46344/12]

Home Help ServiceTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding home help hours in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if they will be maintained for County Kerry. [46348/12]

Ambulance ServiceTo ask the Minister for Health his views regarding the new ambulance arrangements for Maynooth, County Kildare, which has seen the service cut from 7am to 7pm every Thursday; if he will provide...

Vaccination ProgrammeTo ask the Minister for Health if he will consider making available free of charge Hepatitis B vaccination to a group of volunteer community first responders that provide assistance to the Health...

Health Service StaffTo ask the Minister for Health the measures taken by the Health Service Executive to implement Labour Relations Commission Recommendation No LRC20312 issued on the 29 June 2012 regarding to...

Care of the ElderlyTo ask the Minister for Health if he has made a budgetary allocation for the provision of 30 step-down beds in the Cottage Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth [46394/12]

Medical ComplaintsTo ask the Minister for Health the action taken in response to complaints from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 in respect of the medical treatment they have received to date and the...

Care ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health the number of care assistants employed here in 2010 and 2011 [46454/12]

Accident and Emergency ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health if there is a triage service available in the accident and emergency department of Naas General Hospital, County Kildare; the measures being taken to alleviate the...

Health Service Executive ReportsTo ask the Minister for Health if he will consult with the Primary Care Unit in his Department in order to confirm that the publication of the final report from the review team regarding a person...

Symphysiotomy ReportTo ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on efforts being made by his Department to facilitate the search for justice by survivors of symphysiotomy here; the position regarding...

Primary Care CentresTo ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the list of 200 locations which were earmarked for primary care centres; the reason the Ballyshannon Primary Care Centre was not prioritised for...

Cancer IncidenceTo ask the Minister for Health the number of persons diagnosed with any type of cancer on a county basis from 1990 through to 2012 [46492/12]

Hospital FacilitiesTo ask the Minister for Health if he will give assurances that operating theatre two in Wexford General Hospital, which has been closed for eleven weeks, will reopen before years end and in view...

Medical Aids and AppliancesTo ask the Minister for Health if there is evidence to support the use of art assist machines (details supplied), for patients with peripheral vascular disease and in the event that this evidence...

Medical Card ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46536/12]

Hospital ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of person (details supplied) in Dublin 17 [46540/12]

Medical Cards EligibilityTo ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is entitled to a refund of medication expenses [46541/12]

Health Service Executive FundingTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding in respect of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46543/12]

Departmental BodiesTo ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9 March 2011;the date on which the body...

Parking RegulationsTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding car parking in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [46331/12]

Semi-State BodiesTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the administration costs of CIE and Bus Éireann; the percentage of their total budget in administrative costs; and if he will make a...

Public TransportTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the decision to cut bus routes is taken by him, The National Transport Authority or Bus Éireann; and if he will make a statement on...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the person was...

Road TollsTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 216 of 26 September 2012, if he will provide a full response [45894/12]

National Car TestTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the concerns about the reliability of NCT testing due to the considerable pressure put on inspectors to...

Road NetworkTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide funding in the 2013 Budget for the N71 road from Kenmare through Bonane; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Tourism PromotionTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will lay before the Dail Éireann the business case which justifies the reported spending of €495,000 by Tourism Ireland on...

Taxi RegulationsTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter regarding taxi signage (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46001/12]

Irish Coast GuardTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will retain Valentia coastguard station in County Kerry; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Valentia responds to two...

Tourism PromotionTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date on which the Econtourism Handbook (details supplied) due for publication in Spring 2012,will be published; and if he will make a...

Road NetworkTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details on a road expansion (details supplied) currently being undertaken; if he will clarify the cost to the Exchequer of...

Traffic FinesTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will enact section 44 of the Road Traffic Act 2010; the reason there has been such a delay in implementing this section of the 2010...

Services for People with DisabilitiesTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to training in Middletown centre for Autisum Spectrum Disorder, if he will provide a breakdown of the number of people participating in...

Teacher TrainingTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether short courses in a specialised discipline such as behaviour analysis, that are provided for continuous professional development...

Special Educational NeedsTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount spent on the General Allocation Model at primary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46110/12]

Higher Education GrantsTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students in total that have applied for a third level maintenance grant under Student Universal Support Ireland since it became...

Schools Building ProjectsTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the abandonment of a project (details supplied) in County Kilkenny by a builder if he will immediately organise for the recommencement of...

Education and Training BoardsTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria used to decide the categorisation of the proposed Mayo/Sligo/Leitrim Education and Training Broad as a Category 2 Education and Training...

Postgraduate Loan SchemeTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students that availed of the new Bank of Ireland postgraduate loan scheme for the academic year 2012/13. [46235/12]

Teacher TrainingTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will publish a detailed implementation plan for the training of teachers from now until the beginning of the first phase of the new Junior...

Departmental FundingTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the cost and savings associated with the new Junior Certificate cycle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46278/12]

State ExaminationsTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills if some element of external examiners will still be used in the new Junior Certificate cycle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46279/12]

School StaffingTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the increase in workload for teachers with the new Junior Certificate cycle will mean new job opportunities for unemployed teachers; and if he will...

School CurriculumTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills the impact the new Junior Certificate cycle will have on the take up of history at Junior Certificate level; and if he will make a statement on the...

Vocational Education CommitteesTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the filling of the position of education officer with Wicklow Vocational Education Committee. [46338/12]

School StaffingTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who was appointed to a position, turning down other opportunities in the...

Psychological ServiceTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the number of educational psychologists currently available to primary and post primary schools under the National...

School AccommodationTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he expects to have approval granted to commence the construction of permanent buildings to replace the existing prefabricated units in a school...

School StaffingTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence regarding teaching posts (details supplied). [46516/12]

Higher Education GrantsTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on a Student Universal Support Ireland grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if...

Third Level Grant AppealsTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 will receive a decision on their appeal for a student grant; and if he will make a statement on the...

Departmental AgenciesTo ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9 March 2011;the date on...

Public ProcurementTo ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the French model of public procurement where a tender can be spilt up into smaller modules to make it easier for small and...

Public Sector PayTo ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the quantum of total salary payments to judges in each court in 2011; the annual savings achieved in each court following the 29th Amendment...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the person was...

Offshore ExplorationTo ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to a Parliamentary Question No. 493 of 18 September 2012 and Parliamentary Question No. 79 on 26 September 2012, the reason the...

Parliamentary Party AllowancesTo ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount paid to each qualifying party leader in respect of Deputies, and not Senators, belonging to his or her party and to each...

Primary Care CentresTo ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he intends that the 20 Primary Care Centres announced in the Stimulus Package on 17 July last would be tendered as two bundles of ten...

Flood Prevention MeasuresTo ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in respect of homes that have been and are at risk of flooding from the Cullavaw River in Rathmore, County Kerry, if he will make the...

Flood Risk AssessmentsTo ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the north-west Neagh-Bann catchment flood risk assessment and management study; the date on which the study commenced;...

State AgenciesTo ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9 March 2011;the...

Company RegistrationTo ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the compliance that surrounds companies who are not resident in the Republic of Ireland, for example if a Northern Ireland company trading...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the person was...

State AgenciesTo ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide figures regarding funding for the National Consumer Agency in 2012; if he will outline the biggest single cost to the...

Job InitiativesTo ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the grants available to qualified instructors in County Cork to provide training for unemployed persons to return to work; and if he will...

Industrial DevelopmentTo ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide statistics on the number of site visits for potential investors arranged by the Industrial Development Agency on a...

Enterprise Ireland InvestmentsTo ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide statistics on the levels of investment by Enterprise Ireland in companies on a county basis from 2002 to 2012. [46488/12]

State AgenciesTo ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9 March 2011;the...

Budget 2013To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding financial cuts in respect of retired persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45952/12]

Child Care ServicesTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the contact she has had with lone parents groups regarding the inter-departmental subgroup on school-age care; and if she will make a statement on the...

Sick Pay ArrangementsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on putting additional costs on employers by way of making them pay for statutory sick pay in view of the damage that this could cause to...

Civil RegistrationTo ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to amend the Civil Registration Act 2004 to allow registration of death in Ireland of Irish citizens who have died abroad; and if she will make...

Jobseeker's Allowance AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection when jobseeker's allowance will be granted in respect of a a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Carer's Allowance AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an appeal against the disallowance by a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin...

Carer's Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the reasons for the delays in processing applications for carer's allowance; the measures that are being implemented to reduce the time taken to process...

Social Welfare CodeTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will list what she considers to be core social welfare payments; if she will detail in tabular form the current rates for these core payments; and...

Carer's Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a...

Employment Support ServicesTo ask the Minister for Social Protection when she expect the new INTREO service to open in Finglas, Dublin; the areas in Dublin and Meath it will serve; and if she will make a statement on the...

Carer's Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a...

Social Welfare AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 257 of 2 October 2012, if in the circumstances, arrangements will be made to hold an oral hearing in the case of a...

Carer's Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Carer's Allowance AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection when an assessment will be carried out on a carer’s allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will...

Illness Benefit AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the decision to refuse illness benefit on appeal in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...

Back to Education Allowance AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reconsider a back to education allowance application in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under her ambit since the Government took office; when the person was appointed; if...

Mortgage Interest Supplement EligibilityTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline the rules and regulations associated with the mortgage interest supplement and in particular the way the reasonable housing costs...

Social Welfare CodeTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the way she plans to address the anomaly whereby self-employed persons who find themselves unemployed, having paid large sums in taxes and paid into...

Carer's Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo and if she will expedite the matter;...

Rent Supplement Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for rent supplement in respect of person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on...

Social Welfare AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan; and when a decision will issue; and if she will make a...

Budget 2013To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will abstain from enforcing further cuts on senior citizens in Budget 2013; if she will protect the free travel pass as many senior citizens use...

Back to Education Allowance AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) was to move home to live with their parents, if their back to education allowance which currently involves a zero payment...

Social Welfare PaymentsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for children's allowance and guardian allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will expedite a...

Jobseeker's Allowance AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a jobseeker's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [45929/12]

Community Employment SchemesTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will update Dáil Éireann on her reforms of community employment schemes; if she envisages any criteria changes that would facilitate...

Carer's Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection when carer's allowance will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46025/12]

Supplementary Welfare Allowance AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal for supplementary welfare allowance will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a...

Disability Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if an application for disability allowance will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement...

Carer's Allowance Application NumbersTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of carer's allowance applications processed by her Department per month over the past six months; the number of applications received, granted...

Community Employment SchemesTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a community employment scheme status has been reduced in respect of a (details attached) in Dublin 1; and if she will make a statement on the...

Student Support SchemesTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the funding social welfare recipients may access towards courses that are not provided to them for free but that will lead them to be better skilled and...

Invalidity Pension AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection when a review of an application for invalidity pension will be completed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will...

Carer's Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a...

Jobseeker's Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 is receiving a reduced rate of jobseeker's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Carer's Allowance EligibilityTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is satisfied with the system in operation that notifies long term recipients of carer's allowance that they are no longer eligible for the payment...

Exceptional Needs PaymentTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment will be granted in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...

Pension ProvisionsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct amount of contributory State pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...

Carer's Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in awarding carer's allowance to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [46260/12]

Jobseeker's Benefit ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person who has left their employment to seek alternative employment and have enough contributions, are entitled to claim jobseeker's benefit. [46276/12]

Domiciliary Care Allowance AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [46291/12]

Carer's Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for carer's allowance will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement...

Child Care ServicesTo ask the Minister for Social Protection in relation to her acknowledgement that parents should not lose the one parent family payment when their youngest child reaches the age of seven unless a...

Disability Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection when disability payment will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46364/12]

National Internship SchemeTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if a solution can be found under the jobbridge scheme to the dilemma faced by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a...

Sick Pay ArrangementsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on transferring the cost of statutory sick pay payments from her Department to employers in view of the fat that it will increase costs on...

Carer's Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the average length of time it takes to process an application for carer's allowance; and in the event of refusal the average length of time to process an...

Rent Supplement Scheme PaymentsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 367 and 368 of the 16 of October 2012, if she has examined the considerable hardship now caused to single...

Social Welfare BenefitsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason incapacity supplement is not a qualifying payment for partial capacity benefit; and if there are plans to extend the partial capacity benefit...

Child Benefit PaymentsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures she has taken to date and future proposals to address the issue of child benefit being paid in respect of children living outside the State;...

Expenditure ReviewsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 100 of 16 October 2012, confirming a higher expected out-turn for 2010 of €20.7 to €20.8 billion, if...

Jobseeker's Benefit AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a jobseeker's benefit appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement...

Domiciliary Care AllowanceTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress that has been made by her Department with the review of the domiciliary care allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement on the...

State AgenciesTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9 March 2011;the date on which...

Wildlife ProtectionTo ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the restrictions if any, that are in place which might prevent the sale of nooski traps and rodent control products (details supplied)...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the person was...

Arts FundingTo ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if funding will be available for bursaries to the Arts Council of Ireland in January 2013; if these bursaries will include opera bursary;...

Office of the OmbudsmanTo ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reasons that complaints against the Arts Council of Ireland cannot be brought before the Ombudsman in the interest of transparency; if...

State BodiesTo ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9 March 2011;the...

Inland FisheriesTo ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the funding that was allocated to Inland Fisheries Ireland since 2010, on a national and regional basis. [45718/12]

Broadband ServicesTo ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the importance of having in place high quality broadband at Carraroe, County Sligo where there is a high level of...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the...

Mobile TelephonyTo ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the auction and bidding for 4G spectrum will take place; the timeframe for that process and the persons likely to be in...

Broadband ServicesTo ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on a matter (details supplied) regrading broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46036/12]

Television Licence FeeTo ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount owed in respect of television licences (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46047/12]

Strategy for Renewable EnergyTo ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in view of the launch of a €10 million ocean energy competition by the Scottish Government for the development of...

Foreshore LicencesTo ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has granted a foreshore licence to a company (details supplied) to investigate and drill an exploration well off the...

Hydraulic FracturingTo ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the progress being made on the second study undertaken by his Department in conjunction with...

Departmental AgenciesTo ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9...

EU DirectivesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to apply a further extension to the deadline for slurry spreading in view of the fact that there has been no break in...

Motor TaxationTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of revenue collected through road tax in the following years, 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the...

Urban Renewal SchemesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the estimated cost of the construction of a road from Woodhazel Terrace to Ballymun via Coultry Road, Dublin 9; and the...

Local Government ReformTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether the Putting People First document is primarily aspirational in a number of sections; if he will specify...

Rural Development ProgrammeTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide information on an application for funding in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in County...

Hazardous Waste SitesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update with regard to the detailed site investigation underway at a location (details supplied); when he...

Local Authority StaffTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there are any vacancies at present in heritage and culture centres in the south-west region; and if he will make a statement...

Unfinished Housing DevelopmentsTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of unfinished housing estates in County Carlow; the progress made to date in all categories; the amount of...

Household ChargeTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of waivers granted so far for the household charge. [45722/12]

Private Residential Tenancies BoardTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the Private Residential Tenancy Board has received complaints of anti-social behaviour in an area (details supplied)...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the...

Mortgage to Rent SchemeTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps being taken to include more mortgage lenders, in particular sub-prime lenders, in the mortgage to rent scheme; and if...

Voting RightsTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to allow persons aged 16 and 17 years to vote in the years ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Household ChargeTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to allow those on a low income to pay the household charge in smaller instalments by convenient methods, like by...

Security of the ElderlyTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding being provided this year for the senior alerts scheme 2012; the amount of funding provided for the same...

Planning IssuesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the information that has been gathered by his Department in relation to the use by local authorities of Section 140 of the...

Environmental SchemesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on plans for dredging works at Rathbarry river, West Cork; if he will provide a timeline for the...

Anti-Social BehaviourTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of complaints received by local authorities in 2010 and 2011 as a result of anti-social behaviour; the number of...

Local Government ReformTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the independently chaired Reorganisation Implementation Group will be established to produce an implementation plan for...

Property TaxationTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has considered the Thornhill Report; when he expects it to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Commercial RatesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline any proposals currently being developed by him to ensure that the commercial rates of a business reflect the...

Irish WaterTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the stated intentions of Bord Gáis, as set out in an interview (details supplied), to recruit their own staff...

Water and Sewerage SchemesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the proposed sewerage schemes in respect of the Glenties and Dungloe areas of County Donegal. [46265/12]

Local Authority ServicesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that under a directive from his Department that both the public and disabled toilets in Tramore, County...

Planning IssuesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding persons who wish to register their objection to An Bord Pleanála in relation to the erection of...

Social and Affordable Housing ProvisionTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there are plans to include the National Assets Management Agency properties for social housing in County Kildare in order to...

Local Authority ChargesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount owed to each county council in development levies; if he will provide a breakdown by council; and if he will provide...

Local Authority ManagementTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the arrangements in place for members of the public to inspect managers' orders made under the Local Government Act 2001; his...

Noise PollutionTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which the Noise Nuisance Bill will be introduced. [46393/12]

Shared Ownership SchemeTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to allow those on shared ownership loans to switch to annuity or other similar loans; and if he will make a statement...

Social and Affordable Housing ProvisionTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of shared ownership loans in 2010 and 2011; the number of these loans where a subsidy is paid on the rental portion;...

Departmental BodiesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will authorise the recruitment of a new Chief Executive Officer to the Western Development Commission as a matter of...

Waste ManagementTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the interdepartmental working group established following the publication of the national waste policy A Resource...

Rural Development ProgrammeTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there are any grant schemes within his Department or the EU of which he is aware that could support the refurbishment and...

Social and Affordable Housing ProvisionTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which he continues to receive information from the various local authorities in respect of arrears of shared...

Fire ServiceTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which he expects to be in position to maintain the Fire Service, part time and full time, throughout the country...

Housing Adaptation GrantsTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to ensure that adequate funds are available to the local authorities to meet requirements arising from disabled...

Local Authority HousingTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of persons currently on local authority housing lists throughout the country; the average length of waiting...

Water and Sewerage SchemesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent, if any, to which he will be in a position to support the funding of local group water or sewerage schemes by the...

Local Authority HousingTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent, if any, to which he has examined the possibility of enhancing the local loans fund as a means of facilitating those...

Community DevelopmentTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which his Department continues to engage with locally based community groups with a view to addressing and...

Local Authority ChargesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which it is intended that local household or other service charges will go directly towards the provision of...

Pyrite Panel ReportTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which progress is being made to address the ongoing issue of pyrite; if the full extent of the problem is being...

Water ServicesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made to date in the creation of water management facilities throughout the country with particular reference to...

Departmental BodiesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9...

Prison Medical ServiceTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the review of care of the case of a person (details supplied) in Wheatfield Prison, Dublin, will be completed in November; and if a copy of this...

Proposed LegislationTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to amend legislation in relation to squatters' rights (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45950/12]

Residential Property SalesTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions No.183 and 184 of 9 October 2012, if there has been a sale of a property known as Walford at 24 Shrewsbury Road,...

Private Security AuthorityTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a way to reduce the new financial burden being placed by Government Departments on people like electricians who are also involved in...

Upward Only Rent ReviewsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider the holding of a referendum to amend the Constitution to address any impediments that might exist in relation to upward only rent...

Medicinal ProductsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider the introduction of measures where banks, financial institutions, and or credit card providers will provide details of...

Structured Court SettlementsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to bring forward any proposals that will lead to changes in the implementation of the scheme that will take into consideration the...

Residency PermitsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position in relation to residency status in the case of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the person was appointed;...

Garda DeploymentTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí personnel currently assigned to a Garda Station (details supplied) in County Kildare; the number of hours that this station...

Residency PermitsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position in relation to residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a...

Garda TransportTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will instruct the Garda Commissioner to furnish Dáil Éireann with a list of Garda vehicles that have been withdrawn from service....

Naturalisation ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position in relation to naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a...

Visa ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a visa application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow. [45876/12]

Refugee Legal ServicesTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of judicial review proceedings, in which the Refugee Appeals Tribunal was a respondent, in 2010, 2011 and the first six months of 2012 that...

Garda StationsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a Garda station (details supplied) in County Offaly will be refurbished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45896/12]

Garda Vetting of PersonnelTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding Garda vetting in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45942/12]

EU-IMF AgreementTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm the requirements to reform competition and practice in the legal sector set out in the Memorandum of Understanding with the...

Legal Services RegulationTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the metrics by which he proposes to judge if reforms to practice and competition in the legal sector are successful. [45983/12]

State PropertyTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions No.183 and 184 of 9 October 2012, if he will provide in tabular form the number of residential properties in the...

Courts ServiceTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to the 29th Amendment to the Constitution, if he will set out in tabular form showing each of the courts in the judicial hierarchy, the number...

Spent ConvictionsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there are procedures in place whereby a person who has a criminal conviction from a court can have their records expunged or cleared; the...

Asylum ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and or expected position in relation to residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a...

Garda Vetting of PersonnelTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will list individually the actual numbers of vetting applications submitted by each sport for the years 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and if...

Coroners ServiceTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 445 of 9 October 2012 if he will confirm if further specialist tests were required in respect of a post mortem...

Visa ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made on a visa application for a person (details supplied). [46058/12]

Asylum ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and or expected position with regards to residency status in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will...

Immigration PolicyTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 entitles them to remain in the State for educational purposes; and if...

Asylum ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and or expected position in relation to residency or naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he...

Garda OperationsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of emergency calls received in the Garda Control Centre for the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; the number of calls in each of these...

Garda EquipmentTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of increasing the number of dogs in the Garda Dog Unit from 24 to 29; the cost of increasing the number of horses in the Garda Mounted Unit...

Animal Welfare IssuesTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality while the banned Ward Union Stag Hunt are continuing to meet twice weekly for the past two seasons and have been noted to have stags and hounds in...

Emergency Services PersonnelTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will amend Section 19 of the Public Order Act 1994 to include Airport Police and Fire Service in the definition of emergency personnel in the...

Residency PermitsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps needed to be taken in the renewal of an expired Garda National Immigration Bureau card as the previous card has been misplaced and thus...

Bullying of ChildrenTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the increase in cyber-bullying, if there are regulations to prevent websites such as a website called ASK-FM from entering society; and if...

Penalty Points SystemTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of drivers that were issued with penalty point notices in 2011 and to date in 2012; the number that paid their penalty points notice fines...

Community PolicingTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to roll out the pilot scheme for rural policing which is currently been used in the Granard district, County Longford and which has seen a...

Garda Vetting of PersonnelTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) who has had difficulties attaining employment because the Garda vetting process continues...

Deportation OrdersTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No 560 of 19 July 2012, and regarding his reply that the requested information is not to hand, if he will consider...

Alcohol SalesTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his proposals in relation to future arrangements for the display and sale of alcohol products in mixed trading outlets; and if he will make a...

Tribunals of InquiryTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has concerns about delays with the Smithwick Tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45687/12]

Judicial AppointmentsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to change the way in which judges are appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41509/12]

Proposed LegislationTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce new privacy legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41263/12]

Asylum Support ServicesTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on a report published by the Irish Refugee Council on 18 September 2012 which catalogues more than ten years of enforced child poverty,...

Departmental AgenciesTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9 March 2011;the date on...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the person was appointed; if the...

Departmental AgenciesTo ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9 March 2011;the date on which the body...

Farm SizeTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of all farms in the State according to size; that is below 10 ha; between 10ha and 20 ha; 20 and 30 ha and...

Departmental CorrespondenceTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to a case (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the reasons the Solicitor in his Department has failed...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme PaymentsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be paid their 2012 disadvantaged area based payment; and if he will make a...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be paid their 2012 disadvantaged area based payment; and if he will make a...

Single Payment Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for refusal of entitlements under the national reserve in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason payment of disadvantaged area payment has not issued to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; when it will issue; and...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the person was...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide information in relation to the current backlog in the disadvantaged area scheme; his plans to deal with same; and if he...

Single Payment Scheme PaymentsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has conducted a study of the likely impact of the proposed reform of the single farm payment; and if he will make the study...

Single Payment Scheme AppealsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will be made to persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45902/12]

Single Payment Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will be granted to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45903/12]

Noxious WeedsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures in place to ensure compliance in the more rural parts of south Dublin with the Noxious Weed Act 1936 in view of the fact that...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme AppealsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their disadvantaged area aid appeal; and if he will make a...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their disadvantaged area aid payment; and if he will make a statement on the...

Disadvantaged Areas SchemeTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will permit farmers to sell their stock before the minimum retention period for the disadvantaged area scheme in view of the...

Single Payment Scheme AppealsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application for single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will...

Single Payment Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason an overpayment was assessed against a farmer (details supplied) in County Galway; the overpayment that was assessed; the...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway who was granted a derogation under the disadvantaged areas scheme as per...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will be paid their 2012 disadvantaged area based payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme PaymentsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will be paid their 2012 disadvantaged area based payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme EligibilityTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine where horses are counted as part of the livestock for sticking density purposes under the 2012 disadvantaged area scheme, if it is a...

Single Payment Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason why a person (details supplied) has not received their disadvantaged area payment; and if he will make a statement on the...

Forestry SectorTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the issuing of a felling licence in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a...

Forestry GrantsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 183 of 3 October 2012, when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a decision on...

Live ExportsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he expects that the live exports of cattle to Libya will commence; the steps that he has taken to facilitate this; and if he will...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme EligibilityTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that queries in relation to the disadvantaged area payment and single payments schemes are only raised with farmers after the...

Teagasc Rationalisation ProgrammeTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of any plans that affect the operation of the Teagasc Office in Swinford, County Mayo; and if he will make a...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when all outstanding farm payments will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a...

Single Payment Scheme EligibilityTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support a limit of €100,000 on the amount that any person or company could receive in one year under the single farm...

Aquaculture LicencesTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views regarding an application for an aquacultural licence for Bantry Bay, County Cork; if he will agree with the concerns of locals...

Departmental BodiesTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9 March 2011;the...

Early Childhood EducationTo ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason a City and Guilds qualifications in Child Care is not recognised in Ireland as a suitable qualification to work with children when it...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under her ambit since the Government took office; when the person was...

Inter-Country AdoptionsTo ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding inter country adoption (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46012/12]

Gaisce AwardsTo ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 494 of 20 October 2012, if she will consider developing a mechanism which would allow youth groups from...

Child Detention CentresTo ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position as of this month on the number of high support and or special care secure accommodation unit residential places in total here; if...

Child Care ServicesTo ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of State funded and or run residential children's' homes in the Dublin Region which closed, and or which ceased to operate, and or...

Children in CareTo ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the current number of children in detention in the UK, Nebraska and any other locations outside the State, in specialised units as a result of...

Inter-Country AdoptionsTo ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding inter-country adoptions with Ethiopia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46494/12]

Public Sector AllowancesTo ask the Minister for Health his plans regarding allowances; if he intends to cut allowances to existing paramedics and for future paramedics; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

National Lottery FundingTo ask the Minister for Health when an application for funding will be finalised in respect of a group (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45923/12]

Mobility Allowance AppealsTo ask the Minister for Health if and when an appeal for mobility allowance will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Hospital ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45699/12]

Health Service ExpenditureTo ask the Minister for Health the full drugs bill for the Health Service Executive for 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; if he will provide a breakdown of same by scheme, by patent status and...

Medicinal ProductsTo ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the full details of the deal negotiated with the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association as announced on 15 October 2012; if he will provide...

Departmental FundingTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding cuts in respect of organisations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45730/12]

Primary Care CentresTo ask the Minister for Health if he took the decision to move the proposed primary care centre in Rowlagh, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, from the stated funded list to the public private partnership...

Hospital ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health if and when a hip replacement operation will be scheduled in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the...

Tobacco-Related DiseasesTo ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the Health Service Executive have conducted any studies on the comparative negative health impact of smoking counterfeit cigarettes bought on...

Tobacco ProductsTo ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 245 of 12 July 2012, if the successful introduction of plain or standardised packaging for tobacco products in Australia has...

Medical Aids and AppliancesTo ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6 will receive funding for the specialist equipment they require; the reason for the delay in responding to these funding...

Hospital StaffTo ask the Minister for Health if he will resolve the situation where nurses working within our health service who wish to transfer by means of doing a swap with a person of the same grade of...

Home Care PackagesTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a home care package in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the...

Mental Health ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide a proper mental health facility in the future to cater for the mental health needs of people living in the Iveargh Peninsula (details supplied)...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the person was appointed; if the position...

Home Care PackagesTo ask the Minister for Health if home help hours will be increased in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45842/12]

Medical Cards EligibilityTo ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card was taken from a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45844/12]

Medical Card ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Health ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the continued future of a health centre (details supplied) in Dublin 6 and if it envisaged that it will reopen on Thursdays; and if he will make...

Services for People with DisabilitiesTo ask the Minister for Health when funding to ensure that residential services for persons with disabilities are independently inspected by the Health Information and Quality Authority will be...

Hospital Consultants' RemunerationTo ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the accountability and oversight mechanism for the full implementation of consultants contracts, in relation to the public private mix of their...

Proposed LegislationTo ask the Minister for Health if there is any proposed legislation to deal with the administering by dentists of anaesthetic to vulnerable adults and their ability to consent to treatment. [45890/12]

Hospital ChargesTo ask the Minister for Health if it is the practice of hospitals and health insurance to charge for the use of a virtual bed or chair; and if so, if he will explain how this is defined and the...

Drugs Payment SchemeTo ask the Minister for Health if epilepsy and epilepsy medication will be exempt from the Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods Bill, taking into account the fact that a change to a generic...

Epilepsy IncidenceTo ask the Minister for Health the number of epilepsy sufferers here, by county, age and gender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45914/12]

Nursing Homes Support SchemeTo ask the Minister for Health when the review of the fair deal scheme will be brought before the Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45920/12]

Voluntary Sector FundingTo ask the Minister for Health the total funding from his Department to a charity (details supplied) in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012; if he plans to further reduce the funding to this charity in...

Hospital Waiting ListsTo ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a hospital appointment [45927/12]

Medical Card AppealsTo ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a medical card appeal application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45943/12]

Mental Health ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health the current position in relation to the ring fencing of €35 million for mental health in his Department in December 2011; and if he will make a statement on...

Primary Care CentresTo ask the Minister for Health if he or his representatives have had contact with the National Asset Management Agency in respect of a property at 66, 68,70 Dublin Street, Balbriggan, County...

EU-IMF AgreementTo ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the requirements to reform competition and practice in the health sector set out in the Memorandum of Understanding with the programme Troika;...

Health ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health the reason a community centre (details supplied) in Dublin 6 has decided to close on Thursdays; the alternative that has been provided for users suffering from...

Medical Card ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46004/12]

Thalidomide Victim CompensationTo ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the issues contained in correspondence (details attached) concerning survivors of Thalidomide; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Medical Research RegulationTo ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the issues contained in correspondence (details attached); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46010/12]

Primary Care ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health if any services have been removed from existing primary care centres; if so, if he will outline which services have been withdrawn; and if he will make a statement...

Services for People with DisabilitiesTo ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to a query (details supplied) regarding special needs cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46017/12]

Suicide IncidenceTo ask the Minister for Health the numbers of persons who committed suicide in each of the past 10 years who were within the month prior to their death in psychiatric units or hospitals and were...

Speech and Language TherapyTo ask the Minister for Health if he will give details of the waiting period, for the last four years, for children seeking speech therapy services in the Lucan area; and if he will make a...

Hospital ChargesTo ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to debt collection practices employed at Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24; if patients may expect to receive a letter from Intrum...

Medical Card ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card was refused in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo [46113/12]

Drug Treatment ProgrammesTo ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that no cuts will take place at a centre (details supplied) in Dublin 15 [46137/12]

Medical Card ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be reached on a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the...

Health Service StaffTo ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene in a case concerning a former Health Service Executive employee (details supplied) in County Mayo who is disputing a pension issue; if he will...

Food Safety StandardsTo ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that Safefood will be afforded the opportunity to fully participate, along with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland and the Health Service...

Accident and Emergency ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by the Health Service Executive on purchasing replacement or additional equipment for their ambulances services in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; the...

Health ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health his plans for the future use of a unit (details supplied) in Dublin 8 [46213/12]

Community CareTo ask the Minister for Health the reason the €12.4 million community nursing unit in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 8 has not been opened [46215/12]

Hospital ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the cuts to staff and services in County Louth and County Meath hospitals as a result of the cuts to agency and overtime announced him...

Home Help ServiceTo ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of the number of home help hours being supplied to persons from County Louth in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and the number...

Animal Welfare IssuesTo ask the Minister for Health the date on each of the current Certificate Gs, which permit severe and prolonged pain in animal experiments, setting the end of the period in which each...

Mobility Allowance AppealsTo ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has had their appeal turned down for mobility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46238/12]

Hospital Waiting ListsTo ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive treatment at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46239/12]

Primary Care StrategyTo ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the number of primary care centres which are planned for County Cork; the current status and the expected completion date of each...

Primary Care ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the number of primary care centres which have been opened in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46244/12]

Primary Care CentresTo ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the Health Service Executive has carried out an analysis of the effectiveness of primary centres which have been developed across the country;...

Primary Care StrategyTo ask the Minister for Health the reason he changed the list of primary care centres which the Health Service Executive had planned to provide in its draft capital plan and specifically the...

Hospital StaffTo ask the Minister for Health the birth rate for County Kerry for each year since 2000 up to the end of 2011; the number born in Kerry General Hospital; the numbers born in hospitals outside the...

Hospital Waiting ListsTo ask the Minister for Health the current waiting list for ear, nose and throat services at Kerry General Hospital, for adults and children; his plans to address this list; and if he will make...

Medical Aids and AppliancesTo ask the Minister for Health the funding options open to a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow for batteries and a remote control for their hearing implant. [46271/12]

Speech and Language TherapyTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for speech therapy in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow including whether and when one to one speech...

Tobacco Control MeasuresTo ask the Minister for Health the number of retailers registered with the National Tobacco Control Office to sell tobacco products as they are obliged to do under the Public Health (Tobacco)...

Health ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health the extent to which his Department and the Health Service Executive prioritises RAPID areas for the provision of services such as dental, optical, physiotherapy...

Health Service AllowancesTo ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the funded individual social programme allowance has been suspended as of 1 November 2012; the number of persons currently in receipt of...

Medical Card ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46300/12]

Departmental BodiesTo ask the Minister for Health the amount the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board has cost since its inception; and if he will provide a breakdown of the costs [46318/12]

Medical Card ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46323/12]

Health Service Executive ExpenditureTo ask the Minister for Health , the amount spent by the Health Service Executive for each of the past three years in making submissions to local and county development plans; the cost of making...

Medical Card ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46332/12]

Organ RemovalTo ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to allegations of organs being removed from dead patients without permission [46344/12]

Home Help ServiceTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding home help hours in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if they will be maintained for County Kerry. [46348/12]

Ambulance ServiceTo ask the Minister for Health his views regarding the new ambulance arrangements for Maynooth, County Kildare, which has seen the service cut from 7am to 7pm every Thursday; if he will provide...

Vaccination ProgrammeTo ask the Minister for Health if he will consider making available free of charge Hepatitis B vaccination to a group of volunteer community first responders that provide assistance to the Health...

Health Service StaffTo ask the Minister for Health the measures taken by the Health Service Executive to implement Labour Relations Commission Recommendation No LRC20312 issued on the 29 June 2012 regarding to...

Care of the ElderlyTo ask the Minister for Health if he has made a budgetary allocation for the provision of 30 step-down beds in the Cottage Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth [46394/12]

Medical ComplaintsTo ask the Minister for Health the action taken in response to complaints from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 in respect of the medical treatment they have received to date and the...

Care ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health the number of care assistants employed here in 2010 and 2011 [46454/12]

Accident and Emergency ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health if there is a triage service available in the accident and emergency department of Naas General Hospital, County Kildare; the measures being taken to alleviate the...

Health Service Executive ReportsTo ask the Minister for Health if he will consult with the Primary Care Unit in his Department in order to confirm that the publication of the final report from the review team regarding a person...

Symphysiotomy ReportTo ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on efforts being made by his Department to facilitate the search for justice by survivors of symphysiotomy here; the position regarding...

Primary Care CentresTo ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the list of 200 locations which were earmarked for primary care centres; the reason the Ballyshannon Primary Care Centre was not prioritised for...

Cancer IncidenceTo ask the Minister for Health the number of persons diagnosed with any type of cancer on a county basis from 1990 through to 2012 [46492/12]

Hospital FacilitiesTo ask the Minister for Health if he will give assurances that operating theatre two in Wexford General Hospital, which has been closed for eleven weeks, will reopen before years end and in view...

Medical Aids and AppliancesTo ask the Minister for Health if there is evidence to support the use of art assist machines (details supplied), for patients with peripheral vascular disease and in the event that this evidence...

Medical Card ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46536/12]

Hospital ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of person (details supplied) in Dublin 17 [46540/12]

Medical Cards EligibilityTo ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is entitled to a refund of medication expenses [46541/12]

Health Service Executive FundingTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding in respect of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46543/12]

Departmental BodiesTo ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9 March 2011;the date on which the body...

Parking RegulationsTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding car parking in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [46331/12]

Semi-State BodiesTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the administration costs of CIE and Bus Éireann; the percentage of their total budget in administrative costs; and if he will make a...

Public TransportTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the decision to cut bus routes is taken by him, The National Transport Authority or Bus Éireann; and if he will make a statement on...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the person was...

Road TollsTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 216 of 26 September 2012, if he will provide a full response [45894/12]

National Car TestTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the concerns about the reliability of NCT testing due to the considerable pressure put on inspectors to...

Road NetworkTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide funding in the 2013 Budget for the N71 road from Kenmare through Bonane; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Tourism PromotionTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will lay before the Dail Éireann the business case which justifies the reported spending of €495,000 by Tourism Ireland on...

Taxi RegulationsTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter regarding taxi signage (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46001/12]

Irish Coast GuardTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will retain Valentia coastguard station in County Kerry; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Valentia responds to two...

Tourism PromotionTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date on which the Econtourism Handbook (details supplied) due for publication in Spring 2012,will be published; and if he will make a...

Road NetworkTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details on a road expansion (details supplied) currently being undertaken; if he will clarify the cost to the Exchequer of...

Traffic FinesTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will enact section 44 of the Road Traffic Act 2010; the reason there has been such a delay in implementing this section of the 2010...

Jobseeker's Allowance AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection when jobseeker's allowance will be granted in respect of a a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Carer's Allowance AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an appeal against the disallowance by a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin...

Carer's Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the reasons for the delays in processing applications for carer's allowance; the measures that are being implemented to reduce the time taken to process...

Social Welfare CodeTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will list what she considers to be core social welfare payments; if she will detail in tabular form the current rates for these core payments; and...

Carer's Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a...

Employment Support ServicesTo ask the Minister for Social Protection when she expect the new INTREO service to open in Finglas, Dublin; the areas in Dublin and Meath it will serve; and if she will make a statement on the...

Carer's Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a...

Social Welfare AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 257 of 2 October 2012, if in the circumstances, arrangements will be made to hold an oral hearing in the case of a...

Carer's Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Carer's Allowance AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection when an assessment will be carried out on a carer’s allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will...

Illness Benefit AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the decision to refuse illness benefit on appeal in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...

Back to Education Allowance AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reconsider a back to education allowance application in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under her ambit since the Government took office; when the person was appointed; if...

Mortgage Interest Supplement EligibilityTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline the rules and regulations associated with the mortgage interest supplement and in particular the way the reasonable housing costs...

Social Welfare CodeTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the way she plans to address the anomaly whereby self-employed persons who find themselves unemployed, having paid large sums in taxes and paid into...

Carer's Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo and if she will expedite the matter;...

Rent Supplement Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for rent supplement in respect of person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on...

Social Welfare AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan; and when a decision will issue; and if she will make a...

Budget 2013To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will abstain from enforcing further cuts on senior citizens in Budget 2013; if she will protect the free travel pass as many senior citizens use...

Back to Education Allowance AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) was to move home to live with their parents, if their back to education allowance which currently involves a zero payment...

Social Welfare PaymentsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for children's allowance and guardian allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will expedite a...

Jobseeker's Allowance AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a jobseeker's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [45929/12]

Community Employment SchemesTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will update Dáil Éireann on her reforms of community employment schemes; if she envisages any criteria changes that would facilitate...

Carer's Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection when carer's allowance will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46025/12]

Supplementary Welfare Allowance AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal for supplementary welfare allowance will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a...

Disability Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if an application for disability allowance will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement...

Carer's Allowance Application NumbersTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of carer's allowance applications processed by her Department per month over the past six months; the number of applications received, granted...

Community Employment SchemesTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a community employment scheme status has been reduced in respect of a (details attached) in Dublin 1; and if she will make a statement on the...

Student Support SchemesTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the funding social welfare recipients may access towards courses that are not provided to them for free but that will lead them to be better skilled and...

Invalidity Pension AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection when a review of an application for invalidity pension will be completed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will...

Carer's Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a...

Jobseeker's Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 is receiving a reduced rate of jobseeker's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Carer's Allowance EligibilityTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is satisfied with the system in operation that notifies long term recipients of carer's allowance that they are no longer eligible for the payment...

Exceptional Needs PaymentTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment will be granted in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...

Pension ProvisionsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct amount of contributory State pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...

Carer's Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in awarding carer's allowance to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [46260/12]

Jobseeker's Benefit ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person who has left their employment to seek alternative employment and have enough contributions, are entitled to claim jobseeker's benefit. [46276/12]

Domiciliary Care Allowance AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [46291/12]

Carer's Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for carer's allowance will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement...

Child Care ServicesTo ask the Minister for Social Protection in relation to her acknowledgement that parents should not lose the one parent family payment when their youngest child reaches the age of seven unless a...

Disability Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection when disability payment will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46364/12]

National Internship SchemeTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if a solution can be found under the jobbridge scheme to the dilemma faced by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a...

Sick Pay ArrangementsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on transferring the cost of statutory sick pay payments from her Department to employers in view of the fat that it will increase costs on...

Carer's Allowance ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the average length of time it takes to process an application for carer's allowance; and in the event of refusal the average length of time to process an...

Rent Supplement Scheme PaymentsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 367 and 368 of the 16 of October 2012, if she has examined the considerable hardship now caused to single...

Social Welfare BenefitsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason incapacity supplement is not a qualifying payment for partial capacity benefit; and if there are plans to extend the partial capacity benefit...

Child Benefit PaymentsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures she has taken to date and future proposals to address the issue of child benefit being paid in respect of children living outside the State;...

Expenditure ReviewsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 100 of 16 October 2012, confirming a higher expected out-turn for 2010 of €20.7 to €20.8 billion, if...

Jobseeker's Benefit AppealsTo ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a jobseeker's benefit appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement...

Domiciliary Care AllowanceTo ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress that has been made by her Department with the review of the domiciliary care allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement on the...

State AgenciesTo ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9 March 2011;the date on which...

Wildlife ProtectionTo ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the restrictions if any, that are in place which might prevent the sale of nooski traps and rodent control products (details supplied)...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the person was...

Arts FundingTo ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if funding will be available for bursaries to the Arts Council of Ireland in January 2013; if these bursaries will include opera bursary;...

Office of the OmbudsmanTo ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reasons that complaints against the Arts Council of Ireland cannot be brought before the Ombudsman in the interest of transparency; if...

State BodiesTo ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9 March 2011;the...

Inland FisheriesTo ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the funding that was allocated to Inland Fisheries Ireland since 2010, on a national and regional basis. [45718/12]

Broadband ServicesTo ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the importance of having in place high quality broadband at Carraroe, County Sligo where there is a high level of...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the...

Mobile TelephonyTo ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the auction and bidding for 4G spectrum will take place; the timeframe for that process and the persons likely to be in...

Broadband ServicesTo ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on a matter (details supplied) regrading broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46036/12]

Television Licence FeeTo ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount owed in respect of television licences (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46047/12]

Strategy for Renewable EnergyTo ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in view of the launch of a €10 million ocean energy competition by the Scottish Government for the development of...

Foreshore LicencesTo ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has granted a foreshore licence to a company (details supplied) to investigate and drill an exploration well off the...

Hydraulic FracturingTo ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the progress being made on the second study undertaken by his Department in conjunction with...

Departmental AgenciesTo ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9...

EU DirectivesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to apply a further extension to the deadline for slurry spreading in view of the fact that there has been no break in...

Motor TaxationTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of revenue collected through road tax in the following years, 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the...

Urban Renewal SchemesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the estimated cost of the construction of a road from Woodhazel Terrace to Ballymun via Coultry Road, Dublin 9; and the...

Local Government ReformTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether the Putting People First document is primarily aspirational in a number of sections; if he will specify...

Rural Development ProgrammeTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide information on an application for funding in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in County...

Hazardous Waste SitesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update with regard to the detailed site investigation underway at a location (details supplied); when he...

Local Authority StaffTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there are any vacancies at present in heritage and culture centres in the south-west region; and if he will make a statement...

Unfinished Housing DevelopmentsTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of unfinished housing estates in County Carlow; the progress made to date in all categories; the amount of...

Household ChargeTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of waivers granted so far for the household charge. [45722/12]

Private Residential Tenancies BoardTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the Private Residential Tenancy Board has received complaints of anti-social behaviour in an area (details supplied)...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the...

Mortgage to Rent SchemeTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps being taken to include more mortgage lenders, in particular sub-prime lenders, in the mortgage to rent scheme; and if...

Voting RightsTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to allow persons aged 16 and 17 years to vote in the years ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Household ChargeTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to allow those on a low income to pay the household charge in smaller instalments by convenient methods, like by...

Security of the ElderlyTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding being provided this year for the senior alerts scheme 2012; the amount of funding provided for the same...

Planning IssuesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the information that has been gathered by his Department in relation to the use by local authorities of Section 140 of the...

Environmental SchemesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on plans for dredging works at Rathbarry river, West Cork; if he will provide a timeline for the...

Anti-Social BehaviourTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of complaints received by local authorities in 2010 and 2011 as a result of anti-social behaviour; the number of...

Local Government ReformTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the independently chaired Reorganisation Implementation Group will be established to produce an implementation plan for...

Property TaxationTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has considered the Thornhill Report; when he expects it to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Commercial RatesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline any proposals currently being developed by him to ensure that the commercial rates of a business reflect the...

Irish WaterTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the stated intentions of Bord Gáis, as set out in an interview (details supplied), to recruit their own staff...

Water and Sewerage SchemesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the proposed sewerage schemes in respect of the Glenties and Dungloe areas of County Donegal. [46265/12]

Local Authority ServicesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that under a directive from his Department that both the public and disabled toilets in Tramore, County...

Planning IssuesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding persons who wish to register their objection to An Bord Pleanála in relation to the erection of...

Social and Affordable Housing ProvisionTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there are plans to include the National Assets Management Agency properties for social housing in County Kildare in order to...

Local Authority ChargesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount owed to each county council in development levies; if he will provide a breakdown by council; and if he will provide...

Local Authority ManagementTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the arrangements in place for members of the public to inspect managers' orders made under the Local Government Act 2001; his...

Noise PollutionTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which the Noise Nuisance Bill will be introduced. [46393/12]

Shared Ownership SchemeTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to allow those on shared ownership loans to switch to annuity or other similar loans; and if he will make a statement...

Social and Affordable Housing ProvisionTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of shared ownership loans in 2010 and 2011; the number of these loans where a subsidy is paid on the rental portion;...

Departmental BodiesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will authorise the recruitment of a new Chief Executive Officer to the Western Development Commission as a matter of...

Waste ManagementTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the interdepartmental working group established following the publication of the national waste policy A Resource...

Rural Development ProgrammeTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there are any grant schemes within his Department or the EU of which he is aware that could support the refurbishment and...

Social and Affordable Housing ProvisionTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which he continues to receive information from the various local authorities in respect of arrears of shared...

Fire ServiceTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which he expects to be in position to maintain the Fire Service, part time and full time, throughout the country...

Housing Adaptation GrantsTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to ensure that adequate funds are available to the local authorities to meet requirements arising from disabled...

Local Authority HousingTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of persons currently on local authority housing lists throughout the country; the average length of waiting...

Water and Sewerage SchemesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent, if any, to which he will be in a position to support the funding of local group water or sewerage schemes by the...

Local Authority HousingTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent, if any, to which he has examined the possibility of enhancing the local loans fund as a means of facilitating those...

Community DevelopmentTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which his Department continues to engage with locally based community groups with a view to addressing and...

Local Authority ChargesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which it is intended that local household or other service charges will go directly towards the provision of...

Pyrite Panel ReportTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which progress is being made to address the ongoing issue of pyrite; if the full extent of the problem is being...

Water ServicesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made to date in the creation of water management facilities throughout the country with particular reference to...

Departmental BodiesTo ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9...

Prison Medical ServiceTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the review of care of the case of a person (details supplied) in Wheatfield Prison, Dublin, will be completed in November; and if a copy of this...

Proposed LegislationTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to amend legislation in relation to squatters' rights (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45950/12]

Residential Property SalesTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions No.183 and 184 of 9 October 2012, if there has been a sale of a property known as Walford at 24 Shrewsbury Road,...

Private Security AuthorityTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a way to reduce the new financial burden being placed by Government Departments on people like electricians who are also involved in...

Upward Only Rent ReviewsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider the holding of a referendum to amend the Constitution to address any impediments that might exist in relation to upward only rent...

Medicinal ProductsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider the introduction of measures where banks, financial institutions, and or credit card providers will provide details of...

Structured Court SettlementsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to bring forward any proposals that will lead to changes in the implementation of the scheme that will take into consideration the...

Residency PermitsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position in relation to residency status in the case of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the person was appointed;...

Garda DeploymentTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí personnel currently assigned to a Garda Station (details supplied) in County Kildare; the number of hours that this station...

Residency PermitsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position in relation to residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a...

Garda TransportTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will instruct the Garda Commissioner to furnish Dáil Éireann with a list of Garda vehicles that have been withdrawn from service....

Naturalisation ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position in relation to naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a...

Visa ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a visa application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow. [45876/12]

Refugee Legal ServicesTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of judicial review proceedings, in which the Refugee Appeals Tribunal was a respondent, in 2010, 2011 and the first six months of 2012 that...

Garda StationsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a Garda station (details supplied) in County Offaly will be refurbished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45896/12]

Garda Vetting of PersonnelTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding Garda vetting in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45942/12]

EU-IMF AgreementTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm the requirements to reform competition and practice in the legal sector set out in the Memorandum of Understanding with the...

Legal Services RegulationTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the metrics by which he proposes to judge if reforms to practice and competition in the legal sector are successful. [45983/12]

State PropertyTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions No.183 and 184 of 9 October 2012, if he will provide in tabular form the number of residential properties in the...

Courts ServiceTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to the 29th Amendment to the Constitution, if he will set out in tabular form showing each of the courts in the judicial hierarchy, the number...

Spent ConvictionsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there are procedures in place whereby a person who has a criminal conviction from a court can have their records expunged or cleared; the...

Asylum ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and or expected position in relation to residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a...

Garda Vetting of PersonnelTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will list individually the actual numbers of vetting applications submitted by each sport for the years 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and if...

Coroners ServiceTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 445 of 9 October 2012 if he will confirm if further specialist tests were required in respect of a post mortem...

Visa ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made on a visa application for a person (details supplied). [46058/12]

Asylum ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and or expected position with regards to residency status in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will...

Immigration PolicyTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 entitles them to remain in the State for educational purposes; and if...

Asylum ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and or expected position in relation to residency or naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he...

Garda OperationsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of emergency calls received in the Garda Control Centre for the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; the number of calls in each of these...

Garda EquipmentTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of increasing the number of dogs in the Garda Dog Unit from 24 to 29; the cost of increasing the number of horses in the Garda Mounted Unit...

Animal Welfare IssuesTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality while the banned Ward Union Stag Hunt are continuing to meet twice weekly for the past two seasons and have been noted to have stags and hounds in...

Emergency Services PersonnelTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will amend Section 19 of the Public Order Act 1994 to include Airport Police and Fire Service in the definition of emergency personnel in the...

Residency PermitsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps needed to be taken in the renewal of an expired Garda National Immigration Bureau card as the previous card has been misplaced and thus...

Bullying of ChildrenTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the increase in cyber-bullying, if there are regulations to prevent websites such as a website called ASK-FM from entering society; and if...

Penalty Points SystemTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of drivers that were issued with penalty point notices in 2011 and to date in 2012; the number that paid their penalty points notice fines...

Community PolicingTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to roll out the pilot scheme for rural policing which is currently been used in the Granard district, County Longford and which has seen a...

Garda Vetting of PersonnelTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) who has had difficulties attaining employment because the Garda vetting process continues...

Deportation OrdersTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No 560 of 19 July 2012, and regarding his reply that the requested information is not to hand, if he will consider...

Alcohol SalesTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his proposals in relation to future arrangements for the display and sale of alcohol products in mixed trading outlets; and if he will make a...

Tribunals of InquiryTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has concerns about delays with the Smithwick Tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45687/12]

Judicial AppointmentsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to change the way in which judges are appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41509/12]

Proposed LegislationTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce new privacy legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41263/12]

Asylum Support ServicesTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on a report published by the Irish Refugee Council on 18 September 2012 which catalogues more than ten years of enforced child poverty,...

Departmental AgenciesTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9 March 2011;the date on...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the person was appointed; if the...

Departmental AgenciesTo ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9 March 2011;the date on which the body...

Farm SizeTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of all farms in the State according to size; that is below 10 ha; between 10ha and 20 ha; 20 and 30 ha and...

Departmental CorrespondenceTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to a case (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the reasons the Solicitor in his Department has failed...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme PaymentsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be paid their 2012 disadvantaged area based payment; and if he will make a...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be paid their 2012 disadvantaged area based payment; and if he will make a...

Single Payment Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for refusal of entitlements under the national reserve in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason payment of disadvantaged area payment has not issued to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; when it will issue; and...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the person was...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide information in relation to the current backlog in the disadvantaged area scheme; his plans to deal with same; and if he...

Single Payment Scheme PaymentsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has conducted a study of the likely impact of the proposed reform of the single farm payment; and if he will make the study...

Single Payment Scheme AppealsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will be made to persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45902/12]

Single Payment Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will be granted to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45903/12]

Noxious WeedsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures in place to ensure compliance in the more rural parts of south Dublin with the Noxious Weed Act 1936 in view of the fact that...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme AppealsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their disadvantaged area aid appeal; and if he will make a...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their disadvantaged area aid payment; and if he will make a statement on the...

Disadvantaged Areas SchemeTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will permit farmers to sell their stock before the minimum retention period for the disadvantaged area scheme in view of the...

Single Payment Scheme AppealsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application for single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will...

Single Payment Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason an overpayment was assessed against a farmer (details supplied) in County Galway; the overpayment that was assessed; the...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway who was granted a derogation under the disadvantaged areas scheme as per...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will be paid their 2012 disadvantaged area based payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme PaymentsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will be paid their 2012 disadvantaged area based payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme EligibilityTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine where horses are counted as part of the livestock for sticking density purposes under the 2012 disadvantaged area scheme, if it is a...

Single Payment Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason why a person (details supplied) has not received their disadvantaged area payment; and if he will make a statement on the...

Forestry SectorTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the issuing of a felling licence in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a...

Forestry GrantsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 183 of 3 October 2012, when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a decision on...

Live ExportsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he expects that the live exports of cattle to Libya will commence; the steps that he has taken to facilitate this; and if he will...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme EligibilityTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that queries in relation to the disadvantaged area payment and single payments schemes are only raised with farmers after the...

Teagasc Rationalisation ProgrammeTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of any plans that affect the operation of the Teagasc Office in Swinford, County Mayo; and if he will make a...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when all outstanding farm payments will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a...

Single Payment Scheme EligibilityTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support a limit of €100,000 on the amount that any person or company could receive in one year under the single farm...

Aquaculture LicencesTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views regarding an application for an aquacultural licence for Bantry Bay, County Cork; if he will agree with the concerns of locals...

Departmental BodiesTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9 March 2011;the...

Early Childhood EducationTo ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason a City and Guilds qualifications in Child Care is not recognised in Ireland as a suitable qualification to work with children when it...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under her ambit since the Government took office; when the person was...

Inter-Country AdoptionsTo ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding inter country adoption (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46012/12]

Gaisce AwardsTo ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 494 of 20 October 2012, if she will consider developing a mechanism which would allow youth groups from...

Child Detention CentresTo ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position as of this month on the number of high support and or special care secure accommodation unit residential places in total here; if...

Child Care ServicesTo ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of State funded and or run residential children's' homes in the Dublin Region which closed, and or which ceased to operate, and or...

Children in CareTo ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the current number of children in detention in the UK, Nebraska and any other locations outside the State, in specialised units as a result of...

Inter-Country AdoptionsTo ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding inter-country adoptions with Ethiopia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46494/12]

Public Sector AllowancesTo ask the Minister for Health his plans regarding allowances; if he intends to cut allowances to existing paramedics and for future paramedics; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

National Lottery FundingTo ask the Minister for Health when an application for funding will be finalised in respect of a group (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45923/12]

Mobility Allowance AppealsTo ask the Minister for Health if and when an appeal for mobility allowance will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Hospital ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45699/12]

Health Service ExpenditureTo ask the Minister for Health the full drugs bill for the Health Service Executive for 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; if he will provide a breakdown of same by scheme, by patent status and...

Medicinal ProductsTo ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the full details of the deal negotiated with the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association as announced on 15 October 2012; if he will provide...

Departmental FundingTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding cuts in respect of organisations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45730/12]

Primary Care CentresTo ask the Minister for Health if he took the decision to move the proposed primary care centre in Rowlagh, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, from the stated funded list to the public private partnership...

Hospital ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health if and when a hip replacement operation will be scheduled in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the...

Tobacco-Related DiseasesTo ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the Health Service Executive have conducted any studies on the comparative negative health impact of smoking counterfeit cigarettes bought on...

Tobacco ProductsTo ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 245 of 12 July 2012, if the successful introduction of plain or standardised packaging for tobacco products in Australia has...

Medical Aids and AppliancesTo ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6 will receive funding for the specialist equipment they require; the reason for the delay in responding to these funding...

Hospital StaffTo ask the Minister for Health if he will resolve the situation where nurses working within our health service who wish to transfer by means of doing a swap with a person of the same grade of...

Home Care PackagesTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a home care package in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the...

Mental Health ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide a proper mental health facility in the future to cater for the mental health needs of people living in the Iveargh Peninsula (details supplied)...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the person was appointed; if the position...

Home Care PackagesTo ask the Minister for Health if home help hours will be increased in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45842/12]

Medical Cards EligibilityTo ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card was taken from a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45844/12]

Medical Card ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Health ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the continued future of a health centre (details supplied) in Dublin 6 and if it envisaged that it will reopen on Thursdays; and if he will make...

Services for People with DisabilitiesTo ask the Minister for Health when funding to ensure that residential services for persons with disabilities are independently inspected by the Health Information and Quality Authority will be...

Hospital Consultants' RemunerationTo ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the accountability and oversight mechanism for the full implementation of consultants contracts, in relation to the public private mix of their...

Proposed LegislationTo ask the Minister for Health if there is any proposed legislation to deal with the administering by dentists of anaesthetic to vulnerable adults and their ability to consent to treatment. [45890/12]

Hospital ChargesTo ask the Minister for Health if it is the practice of hospitals and health insurance to charge for the use of a virtual bed or chair; and if so, if he will explain how this is defined and the...

Drugs Payment SchemeTo ask the Minister for Health if epilepsy and epilepsy medication will be exempt from the Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods Bill, taking into account the fact that a change to a generic...

Epilepsy IncidenceTo ask the Minister for Health the number of epilepsy sufferers here, by county, age and gender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45914/12]

Nursing Homes Support SchemeTo ask the Minister for Health when the review of the fair deal scheme will be brought before the Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45920/12]

Voluntary Sector FundingTo ask the Minister for Health the total funding from his Department to a charity (details supplied) in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012; if he plans to further reduce the funding to this charity in...

Hospital Waiting ListsTo ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a hospital appointment [45927/12]

Medical Card AppealsTo ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a medical card appeal application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45943/12]

Mental Health ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health the current position in relation to the ring fencing of €35 million for mental health in his Department in December 2011; and if he will make a statement on...

Primary Care CentresTo ask the Minister for Health if he or his representatives have had contact with the National Asset Management Agency in respect of a property at 66, 68,70 Dublin Street, Balbriggan, County...

EU-IMF AgreementTo ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the requirements to reform competition and practice in the health sector set out in the Memorandum of Understanding with the programme Troika;...

Health ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health the reason a community centre (details supplied) in Dublin 6 has decided to close on Thursdays; the alternative that has been provided for users suffering from...

Medical Card ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46004/12]

Thalidomide Victim CompensationTo ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the issues contained in correspondence (details attached) concerning survivors of Thalidomide; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Medical Research RegulationTo ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the issues contained in correspondence (details attached); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46010/12]

Primary Care ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health if any services have been removed from existing primary care centres; if so, if he will outline which services have been withdrawn; and if he will make a statement...

Services for People with DisabilitiesTo ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to a query (details supplied) regarding special needs cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46017/12]

Suicide IncidenceTo ask the Minister for Health the numbers of persons who committed suicide in each of the past 10 years who were within the month prior to their death in psychiatric units or hospitals and were...

Speech and Language TherapyTo ask the Minister for Health if he will give details of the waiting period, for the last four years, for children seeking speech therapy services in the Lucan area; and if he will make a...

Hospital ChargesTo ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to debt collection practices employed at Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24; if patients may expect to receive a letter from Intrum...

Medical Card ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card was refused in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo [46113/12]

Drug Treatment ProgrammesTo ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that no cuts will take place at a centre (details supplied) in Dublin 15 [46137/12]

Medical Card ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be reached on a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the...

Health Service StaffTo ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene in a case concerning a former Health Service Executive employee (details supplied) in County Mayo who is disputing a pension issue; if he will...

Food Safety StandardsTo ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that Safefood will be afforded the opportunity to fully participate, along with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland and the Health Service...

Accident and Emergency ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by the Health Service Executive on purchasing replacement or additional equipment for their ambulances services in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; the...

Health ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health his plans for the future use of a unit (details supplied) in Dublin 8 [46213/12]

Community CareTo ask the Minister for Health the reason the €12.4 million community nursing unit in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 8 has not been opened [46215/12]

Hospital ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the cuts to staff and services in County Louth and County Meath hospitals as a result of the cuts to agency and overtime announced him...

Home Help ServiceTo ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of the number of home help hours being supplied to persons from County Louth in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and the number...

Animal Welfare IssuesTo ask the Minister for Health the date on each of the current Certificate Gs, which permit severe and prolonged pain in animal experiments, setting the end of the period in which each...

Mobility Allowance AppealsTo ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has had their appeal turned down for mobility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46238/12]

Hospital Waiting ListsTo ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive treatment at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46239/12]

Primary Care StrategyTo ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the number of primary care centres which are planned for County Cork; the current status and the expected completion date of each...

Primary Care ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the number of primary care centres which have been opened in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46244/12]

Primary Care CentresTo ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the Health Service Executive has carried out an analysis of the effectiveness of primary centres which have been developed across the country;...

Primary Care StrategyTo ask the Minister for Health the reason he changed the list of primary care centres which the Health Service Executive had planned to provide in its draft capital plan and specifically the...

Hospital StaffTo ask the Minister for Health the birth rate for County Kerry for each year since 2000 up to the end of 2011; the number born in Kerry General Hospital; the numbers born in hospitals outside the...

Hospital Waiting ListsTo ask the Minister for Health the current waiting list for ear, nose and throat services at Kerry General Hospital, for adults and children; his plans to address this list; and if he will make...

Medical Aids and AppliancesTo ask the Minister for Health the funding options open to a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow for batteries and a remote control for their hearing implant. [46271/12]

Speech and Language TherapyTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for speech therapy in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow including whether and when one to one speech...

Tobacco Control MeasuresTo ask the Minister for Health the number of retailers registered with the National Tobacco Control Office to sell tobacco products as they are obliged to do under the Public Health (Tobacco)...

Health ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health the extent to which his Department and the Health Service Executive prioritises RAPID areas for the provision of services such as dental, optical, physiotherapy...

Health Service AllowancesTo ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the funded individual social programme allowance has been suspended as of 1 November 2012; the number of persons currently in receipt of...

Medical Card ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46300/12]

Departmental BodiesTo ask the Minister for Health the amount the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board has cost since its inception; and if he will provide a breakdown of the costs [46318/12]

Medical Card ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46323/12]

Health Service Executive ExpenditureTo ask the Minister for Health , the amount spent by the Health Service Executive for each of the past three years in making submissions to local and county development plans; the cost of making...

Medical Card ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46332/12]

Organ RemovalTo ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to allegations of organs being removed from dead patients without permission [46344/12]

Home Help ServiceTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding home help hours in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if they will be maintained for County Kerry. [46348/12]

Ambulance ServiceTo ask the Minister for Health his views regarding the new ambulance arrangements for Maynooth, County Kildare, which has seen the service cut from 7am to 7pm every Thursday; if he will provide...

Vaccination ProgrammeTo ask the Minister for Health if he will consider making available free of charge Hepatitis B vaccination to a group of volunteer community first responders that provide assistance to the Health...

Health Service StaffTo ask the Minister for Health the measures taken by the Health Service Executive to implement Labour Relations Commission Recommendation No LRC20312 issued on the 29 June 2012 regarding to...

Care of the ElderlyTo ask the Minister for Health if he has made a budgetary allocation for the provision of 30 step-down beds in the Cottage Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth [46394/12]

Medical ComplaintsTo ask the Minister for Health the action taken in response to complaints from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 in respect of the medical treatment they have received to date and the...

Care ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health the number of care assistants employed here in 2010 and 2011 [46454/12]

Accident and Emergency ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health if there is a triage service available in the accident and emergency department of Naas General Hospital, County Kildare; the measures being taken to alleviate the...

Health Service Executive ReportsTo ask the Minister for Health if he will consult with the Primary Care Unit in his Department in order to confirm that the publication of the final report from the review team regarding a person...

Symphysiotomy ReportTo ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on efforts being made by his Department to facilitate the search for justice by survivors of symphysiotomy here; the position regarding...

Primary Care CentresTo ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the list of 200 locations which were earmarked for primary care centres; the reason the Ballyshannon Primary Care Centre was not prioritised for...

Cancer IncidenceTo ask the Minister for Health the number of persons diagnosed with any type of cancer on a county basis from 1990 through to 2012 [46492/12]

Hospital FacilitiesTo ask the Minister for Health if he will give assurances that operating theatre two in Wexford General Hospital, which has been closed for eleven weeks, will reopen before years end and in view...

Medical Aids and AppliancesTo ask the Minister for Health if there is evidence to support the use of art assist machines (details supplied), for patients with peripheral vascular disease and in the event that this evidence...

Medical Card ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46536/12]

Hospital ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of person (details supplied) in Dublin 17 [46540/12]

Medical Cards EligibilityTo ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is entitled to a refund of medication expenses [46541/12]

Health Service Executive FundingTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding in respect of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46543/12]

Departmental BodiesTo ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9 March 2011;the date on which the body...

Parking RegulationsTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding car parking in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [46331/12]

Semi-State BodiesTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the administration costs of CIE and Bus Éireann; the percentage of their total budget in administrative costs; and if he will make a...

Public TransportTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the decision to cut bus routes is taken by him, The National Transport Authority or Bus Éireann; and if he will make a statement on...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the person was...

Road TollsTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 216 of 26 September 2012, if he will provide a full response [45894/12]

National Car TestTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the concerns about the reliability of NCT testing due to the considerable pressure put on inspectors to...

Road NetworkTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide funding in the 2013 Budget for the N71 road from Kenmare through Bonane; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Tourism PromotionTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will lay before the Dail Éireann the business case which justifies the reported spending of €495,000 by Tourism Ireland on...

Taxi RegulationsTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter regarding taxi signage (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46001/12]

Irish Coast GuardTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will retain Valentia coastguard station in County Kerry; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Valentia responds to two...

Tourism PromotionTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date on which the Econtourism Handbook (details supplied) due for publication in Spring 2012,will be published; and if he will make a...

Road NetworkTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details on a road expansion (details supplied) currently being undertaken; if he will clarify the cost to the Exchequer of...

Traffic FinesTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will enact section 44 of the Road Traffic Act 2010; the reason there has been such a delay in implementing this section of the 2010...

Garda Vetting of PersonnelTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding Garda vetting in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45942/12]

EU-IMF AgreementTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm the requirements to reform competition and practice in the legal sector set out in the Memorandum of Understanding with the...

Legal Services RegulationTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the metrics by which he proposes to judge if reforms to practice and competition in the legal sector are successful. [45983/12]

State PropertyTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions No.183 and 184 of 9 October 2012, if he will provide in tabular form the number of residential properties in the...

Courts ServiceTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to the 29th Amendment to the Constitution, if he will set out in tabular form showing each of the courts in the judicial hierarchy, the number...

Spent ConvictionsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there are procedures in place whereby a person who has a criminal conviction from a court can have their records expunged or cleared; the...

Asylum ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and or expected position in relation to residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a...

Garda Vetting of PersonnelTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will list individually the actual numbers of vetting applications submitted by each sport for the years 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and if...

Coroners ServiceTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 445 of 9 October 2012 if he will confirm if further specialist tests were required in respect of a post mortem...

Visa ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made on a visa application for a person (details supplied). [46058/12]

Asylum ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and or expected position with regards to residency status in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will...

Immigration PolicyTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 entitles them to remain in the State for educational purposes; and if...

Asylum ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and or expected position in relation to residency or naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he...

Garda OperationsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of emergency calls received in the Garda Control Centre for the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; the number of calls in each of these...

Garda EquipmentTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of increasing the number of dogs in the Garda Dog Unit from 24 to 29; the cost of increasing the number of horses in the Garda Mounted Unit...

Animal Welfare IssuesTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality while the banned Ward Union Stag Hunt are continuing to meet twice weekly for the past two seasons and have been noted to have stags and hounds in...

Emergency Services PersonnelTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will amend Section 19 of the Public Order Act 1994 to include Airport Police and Fire Service in the definition of emergency personnel in the...

Residency PermitsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps needed to be taken in the renewal of an expired Garda National Immigration Bureau card as the previous card has been misplaced and thus...

Bullying of ChildrenTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the increase in cyber-bullying, if there are regulations to prevent websites such as a website called ASK-FM from entering society; and if...

Penalty Points SystemTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of drivers that were issued with penalty point notices in 2011 and to date in 2012; the number that paid their penalty points notice fines...

Community PolicingTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to roll out the pilot scheme for rural policing which is currently been used in the Granard district, County Longford and which has seen a...

Garda Vetting of PersonnelTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) who has had difficulties attaining employment because the Garda vetting process continues...

Deportation OrdersTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No 560 of 19 July 2012, and regarding his reply that the requested information is not to hand, if he will consider...

Alcohol SalesTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his proposals in relation to future arrangements for the display and sale of alcohol products in mixed trading outlets; and if he will make a...

Tribunals of InquiryTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has concerns about delays with the Smithwick Tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45687/12]

Judicial AppointmentsTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to change the way in which judges are appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41509/12]

Proposed LegislationTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce new privacy legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41263/12]

Asylum Support ServicesTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on a report published by the Irish Refugee Council on 18 September 2012 which catalogues more than ten years of enforced child poverty,...

Departmental AgenciesTo ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9 March 2011;the date on...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the person was appointed; if the...

Departmental AgenciesTo ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9 March 2011;the date on which the body...

Farm SizeTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of all farms in the State according to size; that is below 10 ha; between 10ha and 20 ha; 20 and 30 ha and...

Departmental CorrespondenceTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to a case (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the reasons the Solicitor in his Department has failed...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme PaymentsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be paid their 2012 disadvantaged area based payment; and if he will make a...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be paid their 2012 disadvantaged area based payment; and if he will make a...

Single Payment Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for refusal of entitlements under the national reserve in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason payment of disadvantaged area payment has not issued to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; when it will issue; and...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the person was...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide information in relation to the current backlog in the disadvantaged area scheme; his plans to deal with same; and if he...

Single Payment Scheme PaymentsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has conducted a study of the likely impact of the proposed reform of the single farm payment; and if he will make the study...

Single Payment Scheme AppealsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will be made to persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45902/12]

Single Payment Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will be granted to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45903/12]

Noxious WeedsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures in place to ensure compliance in the more rural parts of south Dublin with the Noxious Weed Act 1936 in view of the fact that...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme AppealsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their disadvantaged area aid appeal; and if he will make a...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their disadvantaged area aid payment; and if he will make a statement on the...

Disadvantaged Areas SchemeTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will permit farmers to sell their stock before the minimum retention period for the disadvantaged area scheme in view of the...

Single Payment Scheme AppealsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application for single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will...

Single Payment Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason an overpayment was assessed against a farmer (details supplied) in County Galway; the overpayment that was assessed; the...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway who was granted a derogation under the disadvantaged areas scheme as per...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will be paid their 2012 disadvantaged area based payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme PaymentsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will be paid their 2012 disadvantaged area based payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme EligibilityTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine where horses are counted as part of the livestock for sticking density purposes under the 2012 disadvantaged area scheme, if it is a...

Single Payment Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason why a person (details supplied) has not received their disadvantaged area payment; and if he will make a statement on the...

Forestry SectorTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the issuing of a felling licence in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a...

Forestry GrantsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 183 of 3 October 2012, when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a decision on...

Live ExportsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he expects that the live exports of cattle to Libya will commence; the steps that he has taken to facilitate this; and if he will...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme EligibilityTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that queries in relation to the disadvantaged area payment and single payments schemes are only raised with farmers after the...

Teagasc Rationalisation ProgrammeTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of any plans that affect the operation of the Teagasc Office in Swinford, County Mayo; and if he will make a...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when all outstanding farm payments will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a...

Single Payment Scheme EligibilityTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support a limit of €100,000 on the amount that any person or company could receive in one year under the single farm...

Aquaculture LicencesTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views regarding an application for an aquacultural licence for Bantry Bay, County Cork; if he will agree with the concerns of locals...

Departmental BodiesTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9 March 2011;the...

Early Childhood EducationTo ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason a City and Guilds qualifications in Child Care is not recognised in Ireland as a suitable qualification to work with children when it...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under her ambit since the Government took office; when the person was...

Inter-Country AdoptionsTo ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding inter country adoption (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46012/12]

Gaisce AwardsTo ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 494 of 20 October 2012, if she will consider developing a mechanism which would allow youth groups from...

Child Detention CentresTo ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position as of this month on the number of high support and or special care secure accommodation unit residential places in total here; if...

Child Care ServicesTo ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of State funded and or run residential children's' homes in the Dublin Region which closed, and or which ceased to operate, and or...

Children in CareTo ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the current number of children in detention in the UK, Nebraska and any other locations outside the State, in specialised units as a result of...

Inter-Country AdoptionsTo ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding inter-country adoptions with Ethiopia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46494/12]

Public Sector AllowancesTo ask the Minister for Health his plans regarding allowances; if he intends to cut allowances to existing paramedics and for future paramedics; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

National Lottery FundingTo ask the Minister for Health when an application for funding will be finalised in respect of a group (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45923/12]

Mobility Allowance AppealsTo ask the Minister for Health if and when an appeal for mobility allowance will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Hospital ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45699/12]

Health Service ExpenditureTo ask the Minister for Health the full drugs bill for the Health Service Executive for 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; if he will provide a breakdown of same by scheme, by patent status and...

Medicinal ProductsTo ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the full details of the deal negotiated with the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association as announced on 15 October 2012; if he will provide...

Departmental FundingTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding cuts in respect of organisations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45730/12]

Primary Care CentresTo ask the Minister for Health if he took the decision to move the proposed primary care centre in Rowlagh, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, from the stated funded list to the public private partnership...

Hospital ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health if and when a hip replacement operation will be scheduled in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the...

Tobacco-Related DiseasesTo ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the Health Service Executive have conducted any studies on the comparative negative health impact of smoking counterfeit cigarettes bought on...

Tobacco ProductsTo ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 245 of 12 July 2012, if the successful introduction of plain or standardised packaging for tobacco products in Australia has...

Medical Aids and AppliancesTo ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6 will receive funding for the specialist equipment they require; the reason for the delay in responding to these funding...

Hospital StaffTo ask the Minister for Health if he will resolve the situation where nurses working within our health service who wish to transfer by means of doing a swap with a person of the same grade of...

Home Care PackagesTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a home care package in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the...

Mental Health ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide a proper mental health facility in the future to cater for the mental health needs of people living in the Iveargh Peninsula (details supplied)...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the person was appointed; if the position...

Home Care PackagesTo ask the Minister for Health if home help hours will be increased in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45842/12]

Medical Cards EligibilityTo ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card was taken from a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45844/12]

Medical Card ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Health ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the continued future of a health centre (details supplied) in Dublin 6 and if it envisaged that it will reopen on Thursdays; and if he will make...

Services for People with DisabilitiesTo ask the Minister for Health when funding to ensure that residential services for persons with disabilities are independently inspected by the Health Information and Quality Authority will be...

Hospital Consultants' RemunerationTo ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the accountability and oversight mechanism for the full implementation of consultants contracts, in relation to the public private mix of their...

Proposed LegislationTo ask the Minister for Health if there is any proposed legislation to deal with the administering by dentists of anaesthetic to vulnerable adults and their ability to consent to treatment. [45890/12]

Hospital ChargesTo ask the Minister for Health if it is the practice of hospitals and health insurance to charge for the use of a virtual bed or chair; and if so, if he will explain how this is defined and the...

Drugs Payment SchemeTo ask the Minister for Health if epilepsy and epilepsy medication will be exempt from the Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods Bill, taking into account the fact that a change to a generic...

Epilepsy IncidenceTo ask the Minister for Health the number of epilepsy sufferers here, by county, age and gender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45914/12]

Nursing Homes Support SchemeTo ask the Minister for Health when the review of the fair deal scheme will be brought before the Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45920/12]

Voluntary Sector FundingTo ask the Minister for Health the total funding from his Department to a charity (details supplied) in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012; if he plans to further reduce the funding to this charity in...

Hospital Waiting ListsTo ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a hospital appointment [45927/12]

Medical Card AppealsTo ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a medical card appeal application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45943/12]

Mental Health ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health the current position in relation to the ring fencing of €35 million for mental health in his Department in December 2011; and if he will make a statement on...

Primary Care CentresTo ask the Minister for Health if he or his representatives have had contact with the National Asset Management Agency in respect of a property at 66, 68,70 Dublin Street, Balbriggan, County...

EU-IMF AgreementTo ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the requirements to reform competition and practice in the health sector set out in the Memorandum of Understanding with the programme Troika;...

Health ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health the reason a community centre (details supplied) in Dublin 6 has decided to close on Thursdays; the alternative that has been provided for users suffering from...

Medical Card ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46004/12]

Thalidomide Victim CompensationTo ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the issues contained in correspondence (details attached) concerning survivors of Thalidomide; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Medical Research RegulationTo ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the issues contained in correspondence (details attached); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46010/12]

Primary Care ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health if any services have been removed from existing primary care centres; if so, if he will outline which services have been withdrawn; and if he will make a statement...

Services for People with DisabilitiesTo ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to a query (details supplied) regarding special needs cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46017/12]

Suicide IncidenceTo ask the Minister for Health the numbers of persons who committed suicide in each of the past 10 years who were within the month prior to their death in psychiatric units or hospitals and were...

Speech and Language TherapyTo ask the Minister for Health if he will give details of the waiting period, for the last four years, for children seeking speech therapy services in the Lucan area; and if he will make a...

Hospital ChargesTo ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to debt collection practices employed at Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24; if patients may expect to receive a letter from Intrum...

Medical Card ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card was refused in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo [46113/12]

Drug Treatment ProgrammesTo ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that no cuts will take place at a centre (details supplied) in Dublin 15 [46137/12]

Medical Card ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be reached on a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the...

Health Service StaffTo ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene in a case concerning a former Health Service Executive employee (details supplied) in County Mayo who is disputing a pension issue; if he will...

Food Safety StandardsTo ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that Safefood will be afforded the opportunity to fully participate, along with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland and the Health Service...

Accident and Emergency ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by the Health Service Executive on purchasing replacement or additional equipment for their ambulances services in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; the...

Health ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health his plans for the future use of a unit (details supplied) in Dublin 8 [46213/12]

Community CareTo ask the Minister for Health the reason the €12.4 million community nursing unit in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 8 has not been opened [46215/12]

Hospital ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the cuts to staff and services in County Louth and County Meath hospitals as a result of the cuts to agency and overtime announced him...

Home Help ServiceTo ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of the number of home help hours being supplied to persons from County Louth in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and the number...

Animal Welfare IssuesTo ask the Minister for Health the date on each of the current Certificate Gs, which permit severe and prolonged pain in animal experiments, setting the end of the period in which each...

Mobility Allowance AppealsTo ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has had their appeal turned down for mobility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46238/12]

Hospital Waiting ListsTo ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive treatment at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46239/12]

Primary Care StrategyTo ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the number of primary care centres which are planned for County Cork; the current status and the expected completion date of each...

Primary Care ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the number of primary care centres which have been opened in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46244/12]

Primary Care CentresTo ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the Health Service Executive has carried out an analysis of the effectiveness of primary centres which have been developed across the country;...

Primary Care StrategyTo ask the Minister for Health the reason he changed the list of primary care centres which the Health Service Executive had planned to provide in its draft capital plan and specifically the...

Hospital StaffTo ask the Minister for Health the birth rate for County Kerry for each year since 2000 up to the end of 2011; the number born in Kerry General Hospital; the numbers born in hospitals outside the...

Hospital Waiting ListsTo ask the Minister for Health the current waiting list for ear, nose and throat services at Kerry General Hospital, for adults and children; his plans to address this list; and if he will make...

Medical Aids and AppliancesTo ask the Minister for Health the funding options open to a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow for batteries and a remote control for their hearing implant. [46271/12]

Speech and Language TherapyTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for speech therapy in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow including whether and when one to one speech...

Tobacco Control MeasuresTo ask the Minister for Health the number of retailers registered with the National Tobacco Control Office to sell tobacco products as they are obliged to do under the Public Health (Tobacco)...

Health ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health the extent to which his Department and the Health Service Executive prioritises RAPID areas for the provision of services such as dental, optical, physiotherapy...

Health Service AllowancesTo ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the funded individual social programme allowance has been suspended as of 1 November 2012; the number of persons currently in receipt of...

Medical Card ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46300/12]

Departmental BodiesTo ask the Minister for Health the amount the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board has cost since its inception; and if he will provide a breakdown of the costs [46318/12]

Medical Card ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46323/12]

Health Service Executive ExpenditureTo ask the Minister for Health , the amount spent by the Health Service Executive for each of the past three years in making submissions to local and county development plans; the cost of making...

Medical Card ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46332/12]

Organ RemovalTo ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to allegations of organs being removed from dead patients without permission [46344/12]

Home Help ServiceTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding home help hours in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if they will be maintained for County Kerry. [46348/12]

Ambulance ServiceTo ask the Minister for Health his views regarding the new ambulance arrangements for Maynooth, County Kildare, which has seen the service cut from 7am to 7pm every Thursday; if he will provide...

Vaccination ProgrammeTo ask the Minister for Health if he will consider making available free of charge Hepatitis B vaccination to a group of volunteer community first responders that provide assistance to the Health...

Health Service StaffTo ask the Minister for Health the measures taken by the Health Service Executive to implement Labour Relations Commission Recommendation No LRC20312 issued on the 29 June 2012 regarding to...

Care of the ElderlyTo ask the Minister for Health if he has made a budgetary allocation for the provision of 30 step-down beds in the Cottage Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth [46394/12]

Medical ComplaintsTo ask the Minister for Health the action taken in response to complaints from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 in respect of the medical treatment they have received to date and the...

Care ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health the number of care assistants employed here in 2010 and 2011 [46454/12]

Accident and Emergency ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health if there is a triage service available in the accident and emergency department of Naas General Hospital, County Kildare; the measures being taken to alleviate the...

Health Service Executive ReportsTo ask the Minister for Health if he will consult with the Primary Care Unit in his Department in order to confirm that the publication of the final report from the review team regarding a person...

Symphysiotomy ReportTo ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on efforts being made by his Department to facilitate the search for justice by survivors of symphysiotomy here; the position regarding...

Primary Care CentresTo ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the list of 200 locations which were earmarked for primary care centres; the reason the Ballyshannon Primary Care Centre was not prioritised for...

Cancer IncidenceTo ask the Minister for Health the number of persons diagnosed with any type of cancer on a county basis from 1990 through to 2012 [46492/12]

Hospital FacilitiesTo ask the Minister for Health if he will give assurances that operating theatre two in Wexford General Hospital, which has been closed for eleven weeks, will reopen before years end and in view...

Medical Aids and AppliancesTo ask the Minister for Health if there is evidence to support the use of art assist machines (details supplied), for patients with peripheral vascular disease and in the event that this evidence...

Medical Card ApplicationsTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46536/12]

Hospital ServicesTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of person (details supplied) in Dublin 17 [46540/12]

Medical Cards EligibilityTo ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is entitled to a refund of medication expenses [46541/12]

Health Service Executive FundingTo ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding in respect of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46543/12]

Departmental BodiesTo ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9 March 2011;the date on which the body...

Parking RegulationsTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding car parking in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [46331/12]

Semi-State BodiesTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the administration costs of CIE and Bus Éireann; the percentage of their total budget in administrative costs; and if he will make a...

Public TransportTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the decision to cut bus routes is taken by him, The National Transport Authority or Bus Éireann; and if he will make a statement on...

Appointments to State BoardsTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the person was...

Road TollsTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 216 of 26 September 2012, if he will provide a full response [45894/12]

National Car TestTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the concerns about the reliability of NCT testing due to the considerable pressure put on inspectors to...

Road NetworkTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide funding in the 2013 Budget for the N71 road from Kenmare through Bonane; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Tourism PromotionTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will lay before the Dail Éireann the business case which justifies the reported spending of €495,000 by Tourism Ireland on...

Taxi RegulationsTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter regarding taxi signage (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46001/12]

Irish Coast GuardTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will retain Valentia coastguard station in County Kerry; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Valentia responds to two...

Tourism PromotionTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date on which the Econtourism Handbook (details supplied) due for publication in Spring 2012,will be published; and if he will make a...

Road NetworkTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details on a road expansion (details supplied) currently being undertaken; if he will clarify the cost to the Exchequer of...

Traffic FinesTo ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will enact section 44 of the Road Traffic Act 2010; the reason there has been such a delay in implementing this section of the 2010...